Race 1 (462)
GUIA HILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | EASY TOUCH (V269) | J Moreira | B/XB/TT | Jumped fairly, well placed behind the leader on rails, commenced run after straightening, hit the front 200 metres out, won readily. |
2 | 8 | RICHCITY FORTUNE (V088) | B Prebble | H/XB/TT | Soon took up running setting a sound pace, kicked over 1.5L clear after straightening but unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 200 metres. |
3 | 5 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | S Clipperton | V/TT | Settled in last few, took closer rounding home bend, ran on to gain distant 3rd over 250 metres out, made no further impression. |
4 | 2 | SAKURA FIGHTER (V393) | H T Mo | H1 | Raced keenly early stages, shuffled back to midfield before home bend, in similar position on rails entering home straight, fought on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 4 | SUCH A HAPPINESS (A152) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from the widest gate, trailed the field to straight, ran on past well-beaten horses inside final 200 metres. (Jockey questioned) |
6 | 7 | CLEVER SPIRIT (T333) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, settled in last few, shifted out for a run entering straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
7 | 6 | WHISTLE UP (A082) | T H So | -- | Wide in midfield early stages, improved to close-up 2nd before home bend, dropped out early in straight. |
8 | 3 | SHARPMIND (V348) | Z Purton | H1 | Broke well, prominent early stages, just over 2L back in 5th rounding home bend, found nil in straight. (Questioned for disappointing performance) (Lame next day) |
9 | 10 | GREENERY FORTUNE (T332) | H N Wong | B/TT | Ridden along out wide in midfield early stages, picked up to prominent 3rd coming onto home bend, dropped out of contention in straight. |
10 | 12 | THE CHAMP (V271) | H W Lai | H | Sluggish at start, settled within 3L of pace and wide in 6th, soon found no extra after straightening. |
11 | 9 | GO-GETTER (S303) | K C Ng | H/CP1/TT | Soon dropped behind midfield, baulked for a run in similar position early in straight, weakened. |
12 | 11 | RED SUN (V145) | K K Chiong | V | Soon dropped towards the rear on rails, folded up quickly after straightening. |
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 |