Race 5 (312)
YI TUNG SHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | UNICRON JEWELLERY (V333) | J Moreira | -- | Crowded on jumping, failed to muster speed, raced wide at rear, improved from near 500M, finished off very strongly in straight and scored narrowly. |
2 | 11 | GODSPEED (A087) | K Teetan | B/H | Began fairly, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, there to turn, 3 wide with cover on turn, finished off very well to take 2nd. |
3 | 7 | JOYFUL PARK (S382) | S Clipperton | -- | Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, still well back on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made good progress to take 3rd. |
4 | 5 | ELECTRIC LIGHTNING (A189) | D Whyte | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide, 3 to 4 lengths back, similar position on turn, no daylight early in straight, made some progress when clear thereafter to make frame. (See Racing Incidents.) |
5 | 13 | GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 4 lengths or so back on rail, saved ground on turn, made reasonable headway in straight without threatening. |
6 | 10 | THE SHOW (T256) | W M Lai | B | Bumped start and unbalanced, unable to slot in early, sent forward near 1100M, took the lead on turn, peaked early in straight, stayed on evenly thereafter. |
7 | 4 | AGREE (A116) | T Berry | B | Began only fairly, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 800M, 2nd on turn, kept on well until near 150M, weakened thereafter. |
8 | 12 | MI BLANCO (A186) | A Badel | V/TT1 | Bumped start, taken back to race at tail, still last turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
9 | 8 | INDIGENOUS STAR (A081) | N Callan | SR-/CP1 | Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, there to turn, finished off one-paced. (Sustained a wound to the right front coronet.) |
10 | 9 | STARLIT KNIGHT (A137) | C Y Ho | P-/B1/TT | Moderately away from a tricky gate, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide in 5th, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
11 | 14 | FORTUNE GIGGLES (S346) | M L Yeung | B | Began well, positioned 3 lengths or so back on rail, there to turn, awkwardly placed near 400M, showed no progress in straight. (Lost right hind plate near 700M.) |
12 | 1 | DESMIOS (T142) | U Rispoli | H | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1to 2 lengths back on rail, easy run on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
13 | 3 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | K C Ng | XB | Jumped well, sent forward to race 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, showed no response in straight, emptied in the final stages. |
14 | 6 | SPEEDY WALLY (T002) | A Sanna | TT | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently, 3rd on turn, emptied early in straight, eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |