Race 9 (298)
LONG KE HANDICAP Rating:105-80 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | EXULTANT (B101) | Z Purton | TT | Bumped start, taken in for cover but raced ungenerously, losing position. Taken 3-wide approaching home turn, switched to centre track on straight, finished strongly to win drawing clear. |
2 | 10 | CONSORT (V172) | K C Ng | B-/PC1/TT | Bumped start, taken in, dropping to rear, dropped to last back stretch, last into straight, blocked for run until 150m, finished strongly. |
3 | 14 | VICTORY BOYS (S355) | K Teetan | H | Hard ridden to hold one-out position 3L from leader at first turn. Lost position back stretch, taken wide home turn, ran on gamely in straight to snatch minor placing. |
4 | 9 | HAPPILABABY (T315) | A Badel | B/TT | Outpaced, taken in for cover, last on settling. Shaken up approaching home turn, wide in straight, ran on well to finish close to place-getters. |
5 | 12 | SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) | K C Leung | -- | Hard ridden to share pace, racing 3-wide outside leader. Taken wide approaching home turn but boxed on gamely in straight to finish behind place-getters. |
6 | 5 | GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) | M Chadwick | CP1/TT | Allowed to stride at own pace, racing along fence behind midfield. Got shuffled back turning for home, blocked for run early in straight, finished off nicely when clear. |
7 | 6 | ROCKETEER (A214) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well, taken in for cover, settling on rail 3L from leader. Lost position back stretch, held up behind horses from 300m to 200m, finished off nicely when clear. |
8 | 8 | PRAWN BABA (A002) | B Prebble | H/P | Pressed forward from widest draw but held 6-wide at first turn, dropping back to rear. Started long forward move from 1600m, gradually circling horses to lead 700m. Overtaken 300m and faded. |
9 | 2 | DINOZZO (V246) | S Clipperton | B | Unbalanced start, resulting in rider's left foot slipping from stirrup which he regained shortly after. Improved from well back 1600m to look a chance at turn-in before turning one-paced. |
10 | 13 | GONNA RUN (T094) | W M Lai | TT | Well-position early, holding position one-out behind the pace. Got shuffled back to near last back stretch, one-paced in straight. |
11 | 3 | PACKING DRAGON (T230) | U Rispoli | V | Quickly into stride, holding fence, before settling into box seat. Came off fence turning for home to issue challenge but found nothing and dropped back through field. |
12 | 1 | HARBOUR MASTER (S145) | T Berry | SR | Hard ridden early but failed to muster and held wide behind midfield. Allowed to improve when pace slacked back stretch but under pressure from home turn and faded. |
13 | 11 | SALTO OLIMPICO (A350) | M F Poon | B- | Pressed forward from an outside gate, racing 3-wide behind the pace until allowed to stride forward to take lead passing 1150m. Overtaken on straightening and faded. |
14 | 7 | GOLDFIELD (A396) | M L Yeung | H- | Hard ridden to lead on settling, holding narrow lead until headed 1150m. Under pressure home turn, dropped out in straight. Finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance. |
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 |