Race 2 (278)
YI TUNG SHAN HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | RAIN OF THUNDER (CJ352) | K C Leung | BO | Made his run third from the rear after being checked passing the 1700m. peeled out nicely turning for home and ran on strongly. |
2 | 3 | SUNNY SKY (CL215) | D Beadman | B | Travelled in midfield 2 deep with cover. Hit the lead near the furlong but was overhauled near the 50m. |
3 | 11 | KING GALILEO (CL028) | T Clark | -- | Began awkwardly settling with the backmakers along the fence. Closed off well. |
4 | 12 | ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Crowded in the early stages settling back in the field 2-3 wide with cover. Peeled out widest after the 300m and hit the line with purpose. |
5 | 9 | GORGEOUS RULER (CK403) | N Callan | B/TT | Camped midfield the fence. Stayed to the inside in the home straight and whacked away at the same speed. |
6 | 14 | MR SPEEDY (M183) | H W Lai | CP | Dictated the running settling 1 off without cover. Commenced to tire after the final furlong. |
7 | 7 | WADASURPRISE (CK272) | Z Purton | B/XB | Travelled behind midfield 2 deep with cover. Struck some tightening close to home but was only one paced prior to the incident. |
8 | 10 | FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Copped a check near the 1700m, but was always going to settle worse than midfield the fence. Made steady progress in the straight despite wanting to hang in. |
9 | 5 | GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) | D Whyte | B/H | Had every possible chance settling 1 out 1 back, had to be steadied when crowded near the 300m but was already a beaten horse, no excuses. |
10 | 2 | PAPAS (CK274) | M Guyon | V | Tracked the leader along the paint. Had every possible chance but was a spent force after the 400m. |
11 | 1 | BEST NOODLE (CJ278) | G Mosse | -- | Settled behind midfield 3 wide with cover. Was never in the hunt and weakened over the concluding stages despite being shuffled back prior to the home turn. |
12 | 4 | BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) | M Barzalona | B | Raced keenly as joint leader along the paint. Faded in the home straight. |
13 | 8 | NOBLE FLIER (CL142) | C Y Ho | B | Slow to begin settling midfield 3 deep with cover. Struggled in the final stretch. |
14 | 13 | JUST GOOD (CL133) | M L Yeung | B-/H2 | Throughout the race travelled 3 deep without cover behind the speed. Never likely. Vet reported heart irregularity. |
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 |