Race 1 (065)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | HOUSE OF LUCK (S127) | C K Tong | H-/B | Moderate start, pressed on along the rails to take up running from the 1000 metres producing fast early sectionals, sustained effort to spread-eagling the field in the final stretch. |
2 | 7 | BRILLIANT MONKEYS (S283) | D Whyte | TT | Began from a poor gate, settled just better than midfield in 6th, fought on steadily for remote 2nd. |
3 | 10 | HOLY STAR (T068) | B Prebble | B/TT- | Jumped fairly settling towards the rear at his own pace, finished off race nicely producing the fastest final sectional of the field at the finish. |
4 | 11 | HONG KONG FAT (M099) | Y T Cheng | H/TT | Settled towards the rear on rails, produced good late impression down the inside of straight, nearest at finish. |
5 | 6 | JOY TOGETHER (P082) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped well, settled for 3rd one off the rails in fast early sections, shifted slightly wider rounding home bend, had nothing to give under pressure upon straightening. |
6 | 4 | CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) | J Moreira | B/XB/TT | Vied for lead from a wide draw, holding narrow advantage briefly before shifting back to sit just outside the leader around the bend, unable to sustain effort and faded out of contention upon straightening. |
7 | 3 | BE THERE AHEAD (S193) | T H So | B2 | Taken back to trail the field, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on steadily past well-beaten runners in the run to the line. |
8 | 2 | HEARTILY WINS (P424) | R Fourie | V- | Taken back from a tricky gate to race one from last, trailed the field into home straight, fought on dourly under pressure past well-beaten horses. |
9 | 12 | CASA JUNIOR (M366) | W M Lai | CP | Settled in midfield to straight, one-paced. |
10 | 9 | BEST FIGHTER (S364) | N Rawiller | SR-/XB/CP2 | Settled in midfield on rails, given early reminder approaching home straight, soon faded after straightening. |
11 | 13 | NAMJONG SURPRISE (S287) | M L Yeung | H-/PC-/B2 | With leaders early before settling in 4th just over 2L off the pace, folded up quickly in straight. |
DNF | 1 | FISHKING THUNDER (T084) | C Schofield | B | Settled not far off in 5th on rails, dropped away quickly 500 metres out, failed to 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 |