Race 1 (732)
URANUS HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GOOD TIMES ROLL (P033) | T Berry | V/TT | Began moderately, made good use of low gate to settle on rails in midfield or just worse, saved ground on rails turning in, finished off race nicely to assert authority closings stages. |
2 | 4 | GOLD PRECIOUS (P364) | J Moreira | -- | Attempted to make all setting a steady pace, driven down the centre of track upon straightening, unable to sustain effort and caught by fast-finishing winner on rails close home. |
3 | 11 | DIAMOND START (P211) | M Chadwick | -- | Moderate start, settled in forward of midfield, saved ground on inside turning in, kept on steadily without quickening. |
4 | 12 | YOUNG SUPREME (CL074) | M Du Plessis | XB/E1/TT | Always thereabouts, unable to sustain run on rails inside final 200 metres. |
5 | 6 | GOOD SMILE (CK360) | T H So | -- | In touch to straight, faded gradually. |
6 | 5 | CROATIA (P132) | O Doleuze | B-/H- | Began from a poor draw, soon dropped to last few while wide despite ridden along, came under pressure approaching home turn when widest dropping to last, ran on past well-beaten horses inside final 200 metres. |
7 | 2 | SLEDGE HAMMER (N405) | H Bowman | TT | Jumped fairly, gradually settled wide in rear of midfield, dropped further back around home bend, made moderate progress early in straight. (Tactic questioned.) |
8 | 9 | VIVA DOLPHIN (M071) | C Reith | B/TT | Never better than midfield, one-paced under pressure in straight. |
9 | 1 | P J HALL (P216) | K Teetan | CP | Niggled along from the widest gate, raced wide throughout far side and around the bend in midfield, soon faded in home straight. |
10 | 8 | SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) | N Callan | CP | Soon taken back and across from a poor draw for rails run, ridden to join rear of field before racing keenly towards midfield, found nothing under pressure in straight. |
11 | 7 | GRACYTOM (CL408) | Z Purton | B2 | Never far off to straight, faded gradually. |
12 | 3 | CHAMPION RANGER (N279) | A Suborics | TT | Soon dropped well behind despite niggled at early stages, 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 |