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Race 8 (247)

LUK WU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GOLD-FUN (P045) D Whyte SR-/CP1 Never far off form the pace, moved into contention near 400M and going well, put in a strong finishing challenge, led inside 200M and clear, won comfortably.
2 11 JOLLY VICTOR (N140) Z Purton SR/TT Began well, proved difficult to settle when under restraint, left racing 3-wide without cover, ran on well in straight but was outpaced by the winner over final 200M.
3 13 YOU KNOW I WIN (M361) Y T Cheng -- Held up in midfield along the fence, had to shift out for clear passage turning in, ran on well for 3rd without threatening to trouble the winner.
4 8 AGIAAL (N177) U Rispoli -- Held up 3-wide in midfield, kept on reasonably well when driven inside 400M.
5 14 THE FAST LANE (N079) K C Leung -- Reserved near the rear, saved ground along the inside, shifted out to clear 350M, stayed on mildly.
6 9 SPIRIT SOARING (N099) C Y Lui H/TT Held up midfield, lost ground near 700M, and shuffled back to the rear, made steady progress final 300M. (Jockey questioned.)
7 6 EASY TO RICH (N304) C K Tong H/P Soon led and set steady pace, driven out 350M, headed and no extra inside 200M. (Reported to be distressed after race)
8 5 CORPORAL JONES (M025) T Clark TT Held up in last under heavy restraint, swung 3-wide for home, stayed on fairly down outside of track.
9 3 FUN HEROES (CL207) N Callan CP Tracked leading pair, nudged along nearing 400M but failed to quicken, no threat from 200M.
10 10 HO HO LIFE (CL209) C W Wong -- Towards the rear, shuffled back to near last rounding the bend, made limited progress final 300M.
11 1 AMAZINGLY (N384) T Queally -- Settled behind mid-division, kept on one paced final 300M, never a threat to leaders.
12 7 LET'S GOAL (M061) K C Ng TT Positioned 2-wide in midfield, found little off the bridle, never threatened.
13 12 AFRICA LIGHT (N030) C Y Ho B/TT Taken back to the rear, 3-wide turning for home but barely picked up at all once put under pressure.
14 4 BUDDY WATSON (P004) A Suborics H Placed outside the lead but not able to quicken passing 350M, dropped away and eased towards the finish.
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