Race 3 (644)
ORIENTAL EXPRESS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | PAPAS (CK274) | C K Tong | B/TT | Travelled wide in front rank before parked outside the leader passing 800M. Fought for lead in the straight and prevailed near the post. |
2 | 6 | WIN WIN CHARMS (CL288) | D Whyte | TT | Broke well and strode forward. Took seat behind leaders home turn. Ideal spot to strike entering home straight. Chased hard but was fended off by the winner. |
3 | 5 | VINTAGE HUSSLER (CL266) | J Lloyd | -- | Soon led on fence. Joined by the eventual winner passing 800M. Battled gamely to hold lead in the straight until outsprinted by the front pair closing stages. |
4 | 7 | CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) | Y T Cheng | H- | 3-wide at midfield and shifted 5-wide to challenge on straightening. Ran on steadily for a non-threatening 4th. |
5 | 11 | SLEEP WELL (CK036) | G Cheyne | XB/B2/TT | Hard ridden early to stay 2-wide behind midfield. Improved to midfield turning in. One-paced to conclude. |
6 | 12 | GENERAL DANROAD (CL020) | Z Purton | -- | Eased to rear from high draw after start. Raced 4-wide with last few from 700M. Covered minor ground in the straight until no extra final 100M. |
7 | 10 | HOT PEPPER (CJ236) | B Prebble | B-/TT | Caught wide and without cover all along and was never better than midfield. |
8 | 14 | HAPPY WIN (CJ239) | M Du Plessis | -- | Niggled to maintain prominent spot through to home straight. Found nothing thereafter. |
9 | 4 | JUST FANTASTIC (CL291) | M W Leung | H1 | Slow to begin and was shaken to hold fence at midfield. Dropped towards rear despite effort of rider rounding home turn. Beat tired runners late. |
10 | 1 | KINGIFLY (CG020) | T H So | P-/TT | Failed to muster despite early effort and raced towards rear. No real progress in the straight. |
11 | 8 | STAR LEGEND (CJ233) | K W Leung | H | Fair start and was taken towards rear. Never likely. |
12 | 3 | THAT'S IT (CE223) | K C Leung | B | Stumbled at start. Urged to resume but was trapped 4-wide without cover ahead of midfield home turn. Raced wide with leaders turning into home. Dropped out 300M. |
13 | 9 | GUAN DAO (CH211) | C Y Ho | CO | Soon in leading section. Dropped towards rear gradually despite effort of rider home turn. Struggled home. |
14 | 2 | HEXAGON (CL121) | G Mosse | -- | 3-wide behind midfield early. Some progress outside approaching home straight before faded 400M. |
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 |