Race 8 (231)
MIDDLE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | DRAGON GENERAL (T400) | B Prebble | TT1 | Positioned 2-3Ls off leader in 7th place, ran on steadily passing 300M, established narrow lead inside 80M, fought off challenges from both side to prevail. |
2 | 1 | MY LITTLE FRIEND (S010) | G Mosse | B2/TT | Dropped back to near the rear, 5Ls off the pace early stages, headway 450M, strongly pressed leaders final 150M, just held. |
3 | 2 | TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Always in firing line, took over command 300M, rallied when challengers loomed large 150M, headed by first 2 final stages. |
4 | 7 | NO MONEY NO TALK (S404) | C Y Ho | XB/B1 | Never far off in 6th, held up for some distance passing 400M, ran on moderately final 300M but always held by first 3. |
5 | 5 | FOREVER POSH (V072) | M L Yeung | B1/TT1 | Began awkwardly, settled down 3-4Ls in midfield, kept on moderately towards finish, pleasing debut. |
6 | 12 | AEROSPEED (T351) | T H So | -- | Not hurried early stages, towards the rear 5Ls back, ran on well final 300M down center of track. (Blood in trachea.) |
7 | 8 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | D Whyte | -- | Behind mid-division 4Ls off the pace, kept on fairly passing halfway and couldn't match finishing pace of leaders final 300M. |
8 | 4 | CHATER ROCK (S223) | K Teetan | -- | Trailed behind pacesetter along the stands' rail, severely checked 250M when going for a narrow passage, made late gains without threatening leaders. |
9 | 10 | DA VINCI (S360) | C K Tong | B/TT | Settled down near rear 6Ls off the early pace, made limited progress final 300M, never reached contention. |
10 | 14 | FANTASTICO (P178) | K C Leung | B | Chased the pace early, kept on same pace when pushed along half-way, flattened out 200M. |
11 | 9 | GLOBE TROTTER (T387) | V Cheminaud | H | Knuckled over at the start, taken across to stands' rail behind runners, under pressure 600M and had plenty to make up, ran past beaten horses only. |
12 | 13 | DANEHILL SILENCE (T158) | H W Lai | -- | Towards the rear, never travelled well and had to be pushed along before midpoint, no impression. |
13 | 11 | TRAVEL COMFORTS (T209) | R Fourie | TT | Soon led, had uncontested lead first half, headed 300M out, weakened rapidly. |
14 | 6 | LUCKY CELEBRITY (S392) | J Moreira | -- | Raced keenly behind leader, brief effort passing 400M, inclined to shift ground under pressure, swamped by rivals 250M, eased late. (No Vet findings / 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 |