Race 1 (490)
MIRS BAY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | MY MEMORY (CK173) | Y T Cheng | -- | Always in the front rank, emerged as the clear leader passing 800 M, all out inside 300 M and battled on gamely to hold off the challenge from the persistent runner up. (Lame right fore leg.) |
2 | 4 | HUSSLER (CJ323) | D Whyte | B | Went forward, ridden along but unable to cross, forced 3-wide on turning, responded well to pressure and was closing all the way to the line. Narrowly beaten. |
3 | 14 | HAPPY ELITE (CD306) | M W Leung | B-/XB-/TT | Away well enough, took up a rail position ahead of midfield but ran a shade keen, raced tight from 600 M to 300 M and unable to improve, had every chance thereafter but unable to find a change of pace to wear down the pair in front. |
4 | 10 | BLESS US ALL (CK086) | B Doyle | XB | In a position slightly behind midfield, showed signs of greenness throughout the race, picked up well from 300 M but couldn't trouble the first three. |
5 | 7 | SABINA (CK169) | M Nunes | -- | Quickly crossed to the rail from a wide barrier, settled in midfield going well enough, edged to the outside approaching home straight, ran on OK despite hanging in over the final 200 M. |
6 | 5 | MATSUKAZE (CK150) | J Winks | H-/B1 | Average start only but soon crept up to assume a better than midfield position, held every chance in straight but was one-paced in his finish. |
7 | 13 | COVER BOY (CK021) | T H So | SR/TT1 | Lost position when crowded for room after start, eased to the rear and trailed 10Ls in early stages, moved closer passing 600 M but still well back off the bend, finished the race fastest and made up plenty of ground from 350 M. |
8 | 11 | KEEP GOING (CJ244) | H W Lai | SR | Hard pressed forward from the beginning, raced keenly just off the leaders, looked a serious challenger early in straight but weakened rapidly passing 200 M. |
9 | 2 | GRANDFIELD (CJ250) | C K Tong | -- | 4Ls back in midfield in early stages, shuffled back on turning, took some time to get going after straightening, made a little ground late on but no threat overall. |
10 | 9 | XAVERIAN QUEST (CJ345) | M Du Plessis | -- | Quickly away from the inside barrier, took them along before sitting back in 3rd passing 800 M, raced a shade green throughout, couldn't quicken up in straight and faded gradually from 300 M. |
11 | 1 | BERNINI (CJ168) | P H Lo | -- | Urged along in early stages but failed to muster speed, improved around the outside of the field making the turn, couldn't sustain effort in straight, weakened from 300 M. |
12 | 8 | SO PRETTY SO SMART (CK063) | C W Wong | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground, lacked pace and always in the rear trailing over 10Ls, never a factor. |
13 | 12 | TERTIARY CHAMPION (CJ007) | K L Chui | B | Hard ridden out of the gate, couldn't quite muster and raced in mid-division 5Ls back, found nothing under pressure before dropping away passing 200 M. (Bled and subsequently retired.) |
14 | 3 | HEAVENLY POWERS (CK141) | Z Purton | -- | In a rearward position throughout, checked near 700 M, out of contention thereafter. |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |