Race 4 (438)
CITI GLOBAL BANKING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | ELITE SPIRIT (S200) | C Schofield | TT | Fast start wide, prominent no cover & taken back from 900m to midfield 3 wide, progress on turn, 3rd & driven 400m, buffeted 340m, quickened final 200m to lead 120m, drew clear. |
2 | 10 | TURIN PEARL (P267) | K C Leung | B | Fast start to track lead on rail, 1 back from 700m, shifted out 340m & buffeted winner, no match & boxed on to 2nd close home. |
3 | 9 | SKY MAN (S091) | K Teetan | -- | Speed widest to lead, worked to rail 700m, pressured final turn, driven 0.5L clear 350m, all out & headed 120m, no extra & tapered, lost 2nd late. |
4 | 1 | HIT THE BID (P214) | J Moreira | V | Broke with others, taken back & settled rail near rear, shifted 1 off 700m, not clear run on turn & back to rail, ridden 350m, closed for solid inroads. |
5 | 4 | SKY HERO (T083) | K K Chiong | B/H | Broke ok & niggled along, trapped 4 wide no cover midfield, advanced 880m to press leader 580m, close 2nd & driven 420m, emptied 250m & weakened out. |
6 | 11 | KIROV (S277) | K C Ng | TT1 | Taken back, raced 1 off with cover near tail, shifted wide home turn, plodded on evenly centre track. |
7 | 8 | GRAND PLUS (S066) | B Prebble | P/TT | Sluggish at start, settled rail midfield, over-raced on turn & head in air 550m, driven 350m & switched out, plugged on tepidly & tapered late. |
8 | 6 | BEAUTY CONNECTION (T415) | M Chadwick | TT1 | Dropped in at start to last pair 1 off, driven wide final turn, kept on one pace centre track. |
9 | 2 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | N Callan | P | Decent break, taken back to 3 wide with cover midfield, shuffled back a spot 700m, bustled 450m & forced wide into stretch, struggled one pace, faded late. |
10 | 5 | GLORIOUS AVENUE (S181) | C Y Ho | H | Taken back at start to tail 1 off, driven into stretch, struggled in run home. |
11 | 3 | PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT (S420) | R Moore | B | Broke ok but soon outpaced, checked 1050m, settled midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out turning in, found nil in weak run home. |
12 | 12 | EVERYDAY LETTUCE (T290) | C K Tong | -- | Broke well & prominent, raced close up 1 off no cover, 1 off 1 back at 500m, under pump 460m, found nil & weakened. |
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 |