Race 9 (687)
MR MEDICI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | PENANG HALL (T062) | M F Poon | B | Away well, grabbed box seat and tracked leaders to straight. Took over running passing 250m and pulled clear for easy win. |
2 | 4 | GREEN CARD (V126) | H Bowman | CP/TT | No early pace, dropping towards rear along fence. Made up good ground turning for home, took inside run in straight and finished off strongly. |
3 | 12 | HIGH AND MIGHTY (S362) | D Whyte | B/XB | Stood flat-footed at start and lost considerable ground. Ridden to make up ground but kept wide, then crowded for room turning for home. Taken wide in straight and finished strongly. |
4 | 10 | BANK ON RED (A228) | J Moreira | XB1 | Began OK before racing between horses in midfield. Lost position turning for home, second last into straight, taken wide and finished off nicely to just miss a placing. |
5 | 6 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | U Rispoli | H | Unable find cover after jumping from an outside gate and trapped wide without cover towards the rear. Kept wide around home turn before running on fairly in the straight. |
6 | 3 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke with field, ridden to hold fence, settling 4L from leader. Stayed in contention to straight but only one-paced when put under pressure. |
7 | 1 | DIVINE BOY (T163) | C Murray | B | Outpaced and last on settling. Made good ground along rail turning for home to get within range passing 200m before tiring. |
8 | 11 | HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) | T H So | TT | Lifted front feet at start and began awkwardly before being bumped, dropping to rear. Dropped to last turning for home, ran on fairly in the straight. |
9 | 8 | ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) | H W Lai | -- | Away nicely, pressed forward, settling one-out 4L from leader. Travelled smoothly to straight when soon under pressure, giving ground gradually. |
10 | 13 | OUTLAWED (T100) | C Schofield | CP-/V1 | Hard ridden from widest draw to race a half length outside leader. Moved up turning for home, took over lead passing 400m but run ended 250m and faded. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
11 | 5 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | H N Wong | -- | Began OK then ridden along one-out in midfield to straight. Switched out to make run but only one-paced. |
12 | 14 | CELESTIAL ARROW (A169) | K Teetan | B/TT | Ridden along early to find cover but raced keenly to turn then left wide without cover to straight. One-paced thereafter. |
13 | 2 | BEAUTY KINGDOM (T189) | K C Ng | B/TT | Pushed forward from an outside gate, grabbing good position one-back and one-out. Under pressure soon after straightening and faded quickly final 200m. |
14 | 9 | EASY TOUCH (V269) | K C Leung | B/XB/TT | Pressed forward from outside gate to lead on settling, crossing to fence 1000m. Set good pace to 400m when collared, kept on fairly to 100m when flattened. |
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 |