Race 9 (752)
MOON KOON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | ATHENA BABY (S449) | N Rawiller | B | Pressed forward but wide to 1400m when shifted in and bumped, settling one-off, three-back. Switched out to challenge 400m, finished strongly to win close home. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
2 | 13 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | J Moreira | CP-/B1/TT | Began well, bumped near 1400M, ridden to stay with pacemakers before settling in slipstream of leading pair 1200m. Had dream run from 450m, hit front 300m, kept on well till run down final strides. |
3 | 7 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | Z Purton | B/XB | Began well, pressed forward to lead passing 1200m, overshadowed by outside runner 1000m, retook lead 600m, overtaken passing 300m but kept battling to line. |
4 | 10 | LEADING HORSE (T322) | D Whyte | H | Punched forward from outside draw, racing wide till slotting in one-off, one-back passing 1000m. Rolled forward top of straight, steadied 200m, kept on gamely to line. |
5 | 9 | TOO FAST (S308) | N Callan | CP/TT | Began fairly, ridden to stay close to pace, settling 3-back at turn. Given reminders shortly after straightening but only one-paced to line. |
6 | 5 | RED DANCER (P264) | M L Yeung | P/TT | No early pace, settling towards rear in one-off position. A little wide into straight, switched in 450m to get run, kept on gamely to line. |
7 | 12 | POWER OF ONE (V208) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped OK, not pressed, racing in midfield away from fence. Taken wide entering straight and ran on fairly without looking dangerous. |
8 | 2 | RAZOR QUEST (S146) | O Doleuze | H/TT | Allowed to stride at own pace, settling along fence behind midfield. Stayed close to fence throughout. Only one-paced in straight when put under pressure. |
9 | 6 | VANILLA (P439) | C K Tong | B | Began fairly, taken to face, settling at rear. Shuffled back to last turning for home, boxed on one-paced in straight. |
10 | 14 | TERRIFIC MASTER (P436) | K C Ng | TT | Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners, and last on settling. Made some progress around turn but found nothing in straight. |
11 | 8 | KIRAM (T093) | K K Chiong | -- | Hard ridden to hold forward position, racing outside leader to 1000m before taking narrow lead. Overtaken entering straight and tired gradually. |
12 | 1 | RICKFIELD (V046) | O Bosson | H/XB/TT | Shifted across behind runners from outside draw but held 3-wide towards rear on settling. Under pressure soon after straightening and faded. |
13 | 11 | MONEY MAN (V227) | K C Leung | B/H | Ridden along to find cover, shifting in passing 1200m but left without cover from 1100m. Under pressure soon after straightening and not ridden out final 200m, finishing tailed out. 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 |