Race 8 (761)
SPORTING EXCHANGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | FASHION MAESTRO (S297) | Z Purton | B/TT | Towards the rear and no closer than 3-wide throughout, 4Ls off leader 400M, quickened up strongly to lead near 150M, won going away. |
2 | 2 | SUPER MAN (T213) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Urged along after the start, crossed to the lead 900M, kept on well when driven out 300M but not pace of winner final 150M, held on to 2nd from unlucky 3rd. |
3 | 4 | MAGNETISM (V114) | J Moreira | TT | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, 4Ls off the pace 400M, no clear run until passing 200M, did best work late closing on the runner up with every stride. |
4 | 1 | ROYALE ELEGANCE (S098) | K Teetan | -- | Settled down 3-4Ls off the pace, responded readily to pressure, lay in early straight, clipped heels and blundered, responded readily to pressure final 250M, not reach winner though. |
5 | 7 | EXCELLENCE (T314) | T H So | H/PC/TT | Dropped back to the rear, 8Ls off the pace middle stages, no clear run early straight, stayed on well final 200M. |
6 | 13 | THUNDER DASH (T133) | K C Leung | XB/B2 | Contested lead early, eased back to 4th entering home turn, kept on steadily under pressure, flattened final 100M. |
7 | 9 | BEST EFFORT (T220) | M L Yeung | XB1 | Held up towards the rear, saved ground on the inside, 5Ls behind leader 400M, switched out for clear run, stayed on mildly and not serious threat to leaders. |
8 | 10 | ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) | O Doleuze | B | 4-5Ls back in midfield along the inside, kept on fairly entering straight, not pace to challenge leaders. |
9 | 12 | CASH COURIER (S417) | C Y Ho | B | Not mustered pace , ended up in last 8Ls off leader, switched 3-wide 650M, ran on fairly down outside of straight. |
10 | 6 | VOLITATION (V223) | N Rawiller | -- | Went forward, tracked leader 2-wide, unable to quicken entering straight, gave way 250M. (Jockey : raced flat.) |
11 | 11 | MAGIC STAR (T266) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Settled down in midfield, wide no cover after 1000M, crept closer to pace home turn, every chance, weakened 150M. |
12 | 5 | COUR VALANT (P190) | N Callan | TT | Taken back from wide draw, near the rear 7Ls off the pace, proved difficult to settle 900M, inclined to lay in when driven out in straight, checked 200M, lacked further response towards finish. |
13 | 14 | SILVER GATSBY (T161) | K C Ng | B-/TT | In 5th about 3-4Ls off leader, found no extra passing 300M, soon beaten. |
14 | 8 | HARMONY PARTNERS (V160) | H N Wong | -- | Vied for early lead, tracked leader from 900M, no extra and gave way rapidly inside 300M. |
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 |