Race 9 (655)
MAKARPURA STAR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | BRILLIANT SHINE (S099) | Z Purton | XB/TT | Broke nicely, ridden along close to rail 3-back from leader. Awkwardly placed entering turn, switched out and ran on strongly to win close home. |
2 | 3 | NUMERO UNO (S044) | B Prebble | B/TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to sit outside leader before taking over and crossing to fence. Kicked clear top of straight, kept on strongly until running on empty final strides. |
3 | 2 | SICHUAN EXEC (N344) | J Moreira | P/XB | Bumped start, ridden forward between horses 3-back from leader. Peeled out turning for home and kept on steadily without looking dangerous. |
4 | 4 | BIG FOUR (P102) | D Whyte | H | Began OK, snagged back from wide draw and taken across behind horses to sit in last pair but away from fence. Switched 3-wide turning for home, hampered 200m, kept on well. |
5 | 7 | GREAT SKY (N426) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Ridden along to hold midfield position but kept 3-4 wide without cover. Covered extra ground turn, kept on steadily in straight while laying in 200m. |
6 | 10 | GOOD CHOICE (P423) | N Callan | XB | Jumped with field, ridden to maintain forward position but held 3-wide mostly. Steadied 1200m, wide into straight, kept on despite being checked 200m. |
7 | 11 | DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) | W M Lai | B | Outpaced early, drifting to rear but held 3-wide mostly. Taken further out 500m but only one-paced in straight. |
8 | 1 | ROCKET FLY (S112) | T Berry | H | Began fairly, crossed to rail and improved position to 4-back from leader. Stayed on rail around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
9 | 12 | BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) | K C Leung | H/TT | Broke well, pressed forward 3-wide to stay with leading pack. Rolled forward to sit 2nd around turn, kept on early in straight before tiring from 200m. (Rider dropped whip 300m) |
10 | 5 | CIRCUIT STAR (N220) | H W Lai | TT | Ridden forward from wide draw before crossing to fence in box seat before turn. Dropped back to 3rd entering straight and gave ground steadily in straight. |
11 | 6 | GREEN MANNER (N425) | H Bowman | B-/H2/TT2 | Began OK, snagged back from wide draw and taken across behind runners in last place to turn. Wide around turn but found little in straight despite hard riding. |
12 | 13 | MY LEGEND (P387) | C Y Lui | H | Bumped start, mustered and led initially before being crossed, dropping to 3rd before turn. Checked 200m and dropped out. |
13 | 14 | HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) | K Teetan | H | Began fairly, ridden along between horses toward rear, put under pressure from 500m but found nothing. |
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 |