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Race 5 (631)

HONG KONG LOVING HEARTS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 COMMON GOAL (M167) B Prebble B1 Lost ground start, trapped 4 wide back of midfield, taken stands' side off final turn, closed strongly to lead last strides.
2 1 MAELSTROM (CK370) T Clark -- Sharp break, sat 2nd 1 off no cover, wore down leader in stretch, led 200m, headed last strides.
3 4 ALL DELIGHT (N074) D Whyte H1/XB1 Good start, rolled to lead from wide berth, quickened 400m, headed 200m, battled on, always held.
4 8 LIFE OF BEAUTY (M022) M Chadwick B/TT Crowded start, driven early, bustled on fence behind midfield, 5L back switched out final turn, closed to snatch 4th at wire.
5 5 EMPIRE CITY (CL169) T Angland B Good start, trapped 4 deep midfield from wide gate, progress on turn, 3rd 350m, ran on same pace.
6 12 WINNING MASCOT (CL342) K C Ng -- Crowded start, raced back of midfield 1 off, off heels 800m, switched wide home turn, closed out soundly.
7 11 SPICY SIAM (N090) Y T Cheng B/TT Missed kick & driven, sat last trio on rail, laboured on final turn, stayed on under hard drive, closest at wire.
8 13 PAPAS (CK274) M L Yeung B-/V2/TT Fast break, rousted to lay up early, bustled 3rd on rail, driven 500m, lost place 350m, plugged on one pace.
9 3 WONDERLAND (M337) O Doleuze TT1 Smart break, sat 4th on fence, off heels 850m, lost ground, driven 450m, unable to quicken, faded in run home.
10 14 BEST NOODLE (CJ278) T H So -- Fair break, rousted early, niggled 1 off last trio, hampered 800m, outpaced on turn, boxed on moderately.
11 7 THEHEROINMYHEART (N083) W C Marwing B Tardy break, driven fore of mid rank 1off with cover, ridden 500m, faded in stretch.
12 6 ETERNAL FAME (N056) Z Purton H/B1 Taken back at break, raced 3 wide at tail, effort on turn, kept on past beaten rivals.
13 9 JOLLY GOOD CHAMP (M006) M Du Plessis XB Speed at gate, trapped 3 deep fore of midfield, found nothing turning in, soon beaten.
14 10 ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) W Pike V-/B2/TT Raced midfield 3 wide, shuffled back on turn, weakened out from 400m, never a factor.
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