Race 4 (709)
CELOSIA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | DR LISTENING (V288) | Z Purton | H | Began well, then ridden to hold rail two-back from leaders. Left fence turning for home, wide in straight, finished strongly to win narrowly despite being taken out final 50m. |
2 | 4 | FAIRY TWINS (V222) | N Callan | -- | Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide until settling one-out, one-back. Taken 4-wide entering straight, rolled forward to hit front 200m, collared close home while shifting out 50m. |
3 | 1 | SUPREME FLIGHT (M199) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Hard ridden to lead on settling then slowed pace. Kicked clear passing 400m, joined up front 200m, kept battling to go down narrowly. |
4 | 2 | ACCLAIMED LIGHT (T369) | K C Leung | B | Outpaced early, dropping behind midfield in one-off position. Steadied approaching turn, switched out 500m but blocked for run until after 300m when finished strongly. |
5 | 6 | LET ME DO (S316) | T H So | B/TT | Ridden to find cover but held 3-wide behind midfield on settling. Switched wider turning for home and ran on fairly down centre field. |
6 | 3 | MULTIMAX (T129) | D Whyte | CP/TT | First out but kept wide without cover by inside runners and eased to 3rd, 1L behind leading pair. Kept wide through but stayed with pace to 200m before tiring. |
7 | 11 | HAPPY SOUND (V107) | C Schofield | B/TT | Pressed forward to race outside leader to 400m when pace-hotted up. Battled on gamely to 200m before tiring. |
8 | 10 | RICCO RICCO (V085) | H W Lai | B | Steadied on jumping to find cover but bumped, dropping to last. Trailed field to turn, switched very wide in straight, kept on fairly. |
9 | 7 | VICTORY HEART (P414) | K Teetan | V | Began well, taken to fence behind leader. A little flat-footed when pace hotted up 400m, kept on fairly to 200m before tiring. |
10 | 9 | THUNDER DASH (T133) | C Y Ho | XB | Began awkwardly, taken closer to rail, settling at rear. Stayed on rail around turn, but only one-paced in straight. |
11 | 12 | MANHATTAN STRIKER (V141) | C K Tong | H | Jumped well, ridden along between horses holding midfield position to turn before dropping back slightly. Gave ground from 300m. |
12 | 8 | WORLD CITY (S019) | O Bosson | P/TT | Ridden early from outside draw before seeking cover 1000m, dropping to rear but wide. Made up some ground final turn but spent force in straight, and eased down final stages. |
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 |