Race 1 (499)
HELENE MASCOT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | MR PICASSO (T330) | J Moreira | H | Taken back from a wide gate for inside run, soon picked up to midfield along rails, obtained a clear run shortly after straightening, quickened well to assert authority 200 metres out. |
2 | 8 | MR ORIOLE (A056) | N Rawiller | B | Jumped fairly, with leaders 3-wide most of way to straight, fought on dourly closing stages to claim 2nd. |
3 | 1 | JUMBO LUCK (V068) | B Prebble | -- | Began from a wide gate, travelled very wide in midfield, quickened well in straight while shifting in, just failed to reach 2nd. |
4 | 3 | REGENCY DARLING (T138) | K K Chiong | CP- | Driven along from the one draw, settled in 2L 5th on rails, baulked for a run early in straight, made no impression in the closing stages. |
5 | 14 | PEACE COMBINATION (T091) | M Chadwick | -- | Attempted to make all, kicked over 1L clear early in straight, unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 200 metres. (Bled) |
6 | 11 | PADDINGTON (A107) | Z Purton | -- | Settled in forward of midfield in 6th, gained nearer the pace rounding home bend, shifted wide for a run entering straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
7 | 6 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | H T Mo | V/XB/TT | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon dropped further back to just worse than midfield, saved ground on inside turning for home, kept on at the one pace. |
8 | 12 | INDIGENOUS STAR (A081) | N Callan | H-/B1 | Moderate start, soon recovered to midfield 3-wide, kept on under pressure early in straight but could find no extra closing stages. |
9 | 5 | GOLDEN DEER (P121) | H Bowman | B | Soon taken back from the widest gate travelling 3-wide, kept on steadily without quickening in straight. |
10 | 4 | FOREVER ACCURATE (S301) | G Mosse | B- | Ridden along from a wide gate travelling wide behind midfield, made short-lived effort into straight, made no impression closing stages. |
11 | 10 | VIVA COUNCIL (A190) | K C Leung | H1 | Began well from a wide gate, raced in prominent 4th and wide most of way before swinging wider at the home turn, folded up quickly in straight. |
12 | 9 | REGENCY HONEY (A059) | K C Ng | TT1 | Soon came to join the leaders, dropped out tamely after straightening. |
13 | 7 | DAZZLE WINNER (V363) | H N Wong | B | Slowly away losing a lot of ground at the start, remained well behind throughout. |
14 | 13 | PEARL HARBOUR (V096) | T H So | H/TT | Soon dropped to last few, never seen with a chance. |
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 |