Race 1 (609)
THE CHAIRMEN'S DAY HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | NOBLE FLIER (CL142) | M L Yeung | B | Began moderately, niggled along on rails to gradually pick up to 5th about 3L off the pace, moved closer around the bend, obtained a clear run over 300 M out, ran on steadily to gain upper hand close to home. |
2 | 14 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | K C Leung | B/TT | Given reminders early, held midfield while niggled along to straight, fought on while hanging in and a difficult ride throughout final 300M. |
3 | 12 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | W Pike | B | Settled behind midfield, finished off race strongly inside final 200 M. |
4 | 11 | TELECOM NEW STAR (M084) | W C Marwing | B- | Ridden along from a wide gate, settled for 2nd outside leader, hit the front from tiring pacesetter upon straightening, unable to sustain effort and headed inside 100 M. |
5 | 2 | REAL DRAGON (M144) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled just better than midfield, fought on steadily in straight, did best work late. |
6 | 10 | METREVELLI (M165) | T Clark | B | Began fairly from a wide gate, soon settled towards the rear, made headway to wide in midfield coming out of back straight, remained wide turning in, kept on steadily without quickening. |
7 | 1 | FULL VALUE (M413) | O Doleuze | SR | Raced wide without cover in prominent position, came under pressure on straightening, ran home one-paced. |
8 | 7 | TELECOM CHARGER (M187) | W M Lai | B | Rear early, gradually picked up to midfield along rails, one-paced from similar position into straight. |
9 | 6 | SEASONS CREST (CL355) | H W Lai | -- | Began awkwardly losing ground, settled towards the rear, wide into straight, inconvenienced on straightening, ran home one-paced. |
10 | 5 | PASSIONATE (CL356) | T H So | -- | Began from the widest draw, ridden to take up running and cross for rails run, led the field to 400 M, folded up quickly. |
11 | 4 | EAST OCEAN (CK340) | Z Purton | B/SR1/TT | Towards rear throughout, baulked for a run early in straight, one-paced. |
12 | 13 | POLYMER POWER (CL417) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Soon dropped to the rear, never seen with a chance. |
13 | 9 | GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) | Y T Cheng | B-/H/P1 | Midfield early but soon improved to a prominent position, dropped out tamely after straightening. (Blood in trachea.) |
14 | 3 | FIGHTING HEART (M333) | K C Ng | B/TT | Never on terms. |
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 |