Race 2 (657)
HKU ARCHITECTURE CONSERVATION PROGRAMME HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | METREVELLI (M165) | T H So | B | Rated close to midfield the fence, had cover. Was held up briefly near the 300m and was switched out soon after. Grabbed victory close to the wire. |
2 | 2 | ROCKET PROUD (CL392) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Travelled in 5th position, 2 wide with cover. Hit the lead near the 100m but was overhauled 30m from the post. |
3 | 4 | THANKSGIVING (M350) | D Oliver | B | Settled approximately 3 back the paint with cover. Finished off soundly. |
4 | 9 | SPARKLING (CK149) | O Doleuze | -- | Camped midfield, 1 off with cover. Peeled out rounding the home turn and made fair progress in the run home. |
5 | 1 | GORGEOUS LIFE (CK327) | C W Wong | B/XB/TT | Never likely after being posted 3 deep without cover behind the speed. Battled away gamely in the straight. |
6 | 10 | GREY WHIZZ (M070) | M L Yeung | -- | Made its run from the rear after settling 1 off with cover. Worked home steadily down the outside. |
7 | 6 | DRAGON CHOICE (CL338) | K C Ng | B/TT | Dictated terms and led clearly near the 800m on the rails. Was a spent force 250m from home. |
8 | 14 | GOOD JOB (CL113) | K C Leung | SR | Settled in last position along the fence with cover. Finished off one paced. |
9 | 8 | MERACUS (M286) | M Du Plessis | TT | Settled handy 2 wide with cover. Peeled out and to race 3 deep with cover and improve passing the 600m. peaked on its run approaching the 100m. |
10 | 3 | FULL VALUE (M413) | W M Lai | SR-/B1 | Travelled back in the field, 3 deep with cover. Never a factor and only plodded to the line. |
11 | 11 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | A Suborics | B | Taken back from the start and raced worse than midfield the fence. Failed to close off. |
12 | 5 | CHINA DRAGON (CL104) | T Angland | B/TT- | Settled worse than midfield, 2 deep with cover. Struggled in the home straight. |
13 | 7 | BEAUTIFUL SCENERY (M115) | T Clark | B-/H1/TT | Enjoyed a nice run in the race in the race in 2nd position, 1 off no cover. Faded easily passing the 200m. |
14 | 12 | EPATANT (CL349) | M Zahra | B | Had every possible chance after tracking the leader along the paint. Gave ground quickly after the furlong. |
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 |