Race 9 (769)
BIG PROFIT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | SUN PINS (P333) | K Teetan | CP | Crowded at star, eased, dropping to rear in one-off position. Suited by fast pace, rolled forward 3-wide passing 600m, hit front 200m, edging clear final stages. |
2 | 8 | ARCHIPPUS (P361) | Z Purton | H/B2 | Began OK, ridden along while edging closer to rail 3-back from leader. No clear run entering straight, awkwardly placed approaching 200m, finished off nicely when clear. |
3 | 4 | MARVEL TRIBE (S142) | N Callan | -- | Ridden along early but unable find cover and held four-wide. Pressed forward around turn, looked chance 350m, outsprinted by first two final stages. |
4 | 10 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | M Chadwick | B | Crowded out start dropping to clear last. Edged closer around turn, widest in straight, finished off nicely down centre track. (Rider dropped right rein after start) |
5 | 14 | MAC ROW (N252) | C Y Ho | H/XB | Pressed forward from wide draw and trapped 3-wide without cover around turn. Hit front on straightening, caught passing 200m. (Not ridden out to satisfaction of stewards) |
6 | 1 | LANG TAI SING (S280) | D Whyte | -- | Began OK, ridden to hold rail behind leader. Saved ground turn, blocked for clear run in straight until passing 200m, kept on fairly. |
7 | 12 | THANKSGIVING (M350) | K C Leung | B | Broke well, ridden along inside leader before taking over lead passing 1000m. Headed 400m but kept battling until flattened final 50m. |
8 | 9 | SNITZEL KID (CL379) | W M Lai | B | Pressed forward but not enough speed to match leaders, settling 4-wide in second tier. Wide around turn, put under pressure 400m but weakened gradually. |
9 | 5 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | M Du Plessis | B | Hard ridden from wide draw to lead initially before settling 3rd but wide into turn. Rolled forward entering straight but soon beaten, dropping back. |
10 | 13 | GREAT RUN (P223) | H W Lai | B | Allowed to stride forward from inside draw, settling one-off in second row. Bumped before turn, kept on early in straight before denied run passing 200m. |
11 | 11 | RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) | K C Ng | -- | Slow into stride, taken to fence, settling toward rear, Shuffled back to last around turn, one paced in straight. |
12 | 3 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | J Moreira | TT | Began OK but got close to heels passing 1000m, raced tight 900m, lost ground 700m after which travelled only fairly. (Jockey reported did not respond when pressured) |
13 | 2 | TWIN DELIGHT (S125) | T Berry | H/TT1 | Hard ridden from wide draw to go forward, sitting three-wide without cover outside leaders. Fourth into straight before tiring. (Unacceptable performance) |
14 | 6 | AMAZINGLY (N384) | C Reith | SR-/B1 | Ridden along between horses, shifted in 1100m and bumped, after which difficult to settle. Raced tight turn, gave ground quickly in straight. (Unacceptable performance) |
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 |