Race 8 (494)
LOK FU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | VERDANE (P184) | D Whyte | B | Eased back from 14, slotted into a midfield spot 3-wide, travelled well with cover, wide bid 500M, threw down a strong challenge 300M onwards, led 100M out and won in course record time. |
2 | 5 | TURBO JEWELLERY (N379) | T H So | B/TT | Settled down 2-wide 3Ls off the good pace, made stealthy progress up the inside, got up for 2nd near line, nearest finish. |
3 | 12 | CARTOON FAY FAY (N014) | J Moreira | -- | Always prominent behind leading pair, well placed to strike 400M, hit lead mid-straight, grudgingly gave way 100M out, lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 6 | WINNING INSTINCT (N121) | B Prebble | B | From draw 10 soon shifted across behind runners, towards the rear and 6Ls off the pace making the home turn, stayed on well to go 4th near the finish. |
5 | 9 | IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) | O Doleuze | TT | Dropped back to near the rear, travelled smoothly and 6Ls off the pace in middle stages, produced the fastest 400M finish of the night, nearest finish. |
6 | 3 | HORSE APLENTY (M376) | H N Wong | B/H | Failed to muster speed, caught wide and covered extra ground to go forward, pressed leader from 800M, briefly led in straight, outpaced by pursuers final 200M. |
7 | 10 | AXIOM (P095) | C Y Ho | B | Towards the rear early stages, moved closer to midfield back straight, driven out 550M, ran on steadily without threatening leaders. |
8 | 14 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | H W Lai | B | Began well but unable to get closer than 3-wide from draw 9, stayed within striking distance turning home, kept on same pace, out of contention 150M. |
9 | 7 | DALWARI (S188) | N Rawiller | B | Settled down midfield, 3Ls behind leaders along the fence, ran on mildly, not pace to challenge leaders. |
10 | 11 | CALIFORNIA CHERISH (T101) | K C Ng | TT | Restrained in a 2-wide position behind midfield, guided to clear 300M but failed to muster speed, never dangerous. |
11 | 4 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | Z Purton | -- | Began only fairly from inside draw, recovered to race in midfield 4-5Ls back, held ground only over final 300M, never threatened. |
12 | 2 | PO CHING TREASURE (S388) | K C Leung | B | Rushed forward from wide barrier, outright lead from 1200M, quickened up pace 600M, lost lead 400M out, weakened mid-straight. |
13 | 8 | CHARLIE VICTOR (T126) | C Y Lui | B/H | Slow to begin, travelled in last throughout, failed to respond under pressure home turn, soon beaten, |
14 | 1 | FRANCE VALOUR (S408) | M L Yeung | -- | Positively ridden, led to 1300M, sat behind leading pair in middle stages, found no extra turning home, weakened rapidly 200M. |
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 |