Race 9 (009)
DRAKE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | FIFTY FIFTY (A287) | K Teetan | -- | Away well, settling on fence 5L from pace. Shifted 3-wide entering straight and surged forward, edging ahead 150m before pulling clear final strides. |
2 | 10 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | C Schofield | V/TT | Jumped well, taken to fence 3L from leader. Improved position around turned but sandwiched top of straight. Took time to accelerate finishing strongly final 100m. |
3 | 4 | MARVEL TRIBE (S142) | M L Yeung | B | Pressed forward from widest gate, settling one-out 1L from leader 900m. Shaken up top of straight, hit front 250m, tired final strides. |
4 | 11 | TRAVEL DATUK (V235) | K C Leung | B | Quickly away, settling one-out 2L from leader. Rolled forward on straightening to look a chance but only one-paced final 200m. |
5 | 3 | GREEN CARD (V126) | T Berry | CP/TT | Bumped start, dropping to rear on settling. Improved along rail turning for home and ran on steadily in straight to be closest at finish. |
6 | 14 | TRAVEL EMPEROR (A316) | J Moreira | TT | Jumped OK, settling one-out in midfield. Swung wide entering straight, pressed forward but only one-paced final 200m. |
7 | 2 | CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) | Z Purton | B/TT | No pace, dropped to rear but three-wide. Kept wide around turn, taken to centre field in straight and ran on fairly. |
8 | 7 | SO FAST (S419) | B Prebble | H/P | First out, became unbalanced 1050m but held lead until passed 900m, sitting inside leader around home turn. Retook lead passing 400m, overtaken 250m, faded. |
9 | 8 | EASY TOUCH (V269) | H T Mo | B/XB/TT | Jumped fairly, vigorously ridden but failed to muster, settling along rail behind midfield. Switched out turning for home and ran on fairly. |
10 | 1 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | C Y Ho | CP/XB | Bumped start, no pace, dropping to rear between horses. Boxed on one-paced in straight. |
11 | 13 | LANG TAI SING (S280) | M F Poon | B | Steadied on jumping and shifted across behind runners, dropping to rear. Last into straight before running past tired rivals. |
12 | 12 | PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT (S420) | M Chadwick | B | Began OK but checked passing 900m then raced fiercely, refusing to settle and dropping back. One-Paced in straight. |
13 | 9 | MEGA TREASURE (A237) | H W Lai | -- | Pushed forward from outside gate, racing wide before taking lead 900m. Overtaken 400m, brushed by another runner and unbalanced 350m, dropped out. |
14 | 5 | WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) | U Rispoli | -- | Began awkwardly, pressed forward to midfield but left wide without cover from 900m. Wide throughout and faded in straight. |
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 |