Race 8 (170)
ELEANOR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | GORGEOUS KING (V118) | K C Leung | B/TT | Travelled strongly behind leaders, quickened up nicely passing 350M, led near 200M, continued on well to line albeit hung in late stages and proved difficult to ride. |
2 | 3 | JOLLY GENE (T146) | C Y Ho | B/H/TT | Soon led, enjoyed uncontested lead to 600M, quickened up well passing 400M but couldn't match pace with winner mid-straight, dug deep late stages holding on for 2nd. |
3 | 1 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Held up behind midfield, raced keenly passing 1100M, saved ground on inside, kept chasing leaders from 350M, came one stride short of catching the 2nd. |
4 | 7 | LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) | S Clipperton | B | Held up last 7Ls off the pace, kept to inside for the entire trip, stayed on mildly on straightening but couldn't bridge the gap on leaders. |
5 | 9 | HAY RUN (V337) | U Rispoli | H/TT | Caught 3-deep in mid-division on jumping from draw 11, driven wider 500M, closed off moderately. |
6 | 4 | AMAZING AGILITY (V192) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Steadied early stages, raced at the tail 7-8Ls off the pace, swung widest home, stayed on down outside without threat. |
7 | 8 | TAI SMART (A366) | N Callan | B/TT | Restrained in midfield just over 3Ls off leader, into clear passing 400M, kept on same pace to line, no threat to leaders from 200M. |
8 | 13 | RULE THEE (A172) | M L Yeung | B1 | Settled down in midfield about 4Ls back, couldn't muster the pace to challenge turning home, never looked a winning threat. |
9 | 5 | LET US WIN (V381) | T Berry | B | Crossed to a 2-wide spot behind leaders, taken out to center of track 400M, couldn't go on 250M. |
10 | 6 | HOME RUN (V101) | J Moreira | B/H | Slotted into a 3-wide spot towards the rear, took closer order passing 1000M, gave only limited response, never a factor. |
11 | 12 | MIGHTY BOY (A352) | H T Mo | B | Caught wide from draw 12, no cover from 1200M, moved up to join leaders 600M, run ended mid-straight, faded towards finish. |
12 | 10 | EASY HEDGE (T409) | B Prebble | B/TT | Raced keenly early stages, restrained to near the rear, 6Ls off the pace making home turn, brought wide into straight but couldn't finish off. |
13 | 11 | CARE FREE PRINCE (V069) | H N Wong | B | Tracked leader 2-wide, under pressure 550M, weakened out of contention 250M, didn't last home on this first attempt over 1800M. |
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 |