Race 4 (763)
SERVING THE COMMUNITY 1200M HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | M F Poon | B/TT | Quickly into stride, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, travelled well throughout, took the lead near 250M, kept on very well thereafter to hold off the challengers and scored. |
2 | 5 | VICTORY POWER (B294) | B Prebble | B/H1 | Began well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, bumped and unbalanced near 150M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
3 | 10 | SUNSHINE HOLIDAY (B198) | N Callan | B1 | Moderately from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover, 2 lengths back, same position on turn, finished off strongly despite being bumped near 150M, just narrowly beaten by the first two. |
4 | 6 | FLYING LOVER (B058) | H N Wong | H-/B2 | Bumped start, raced prominently, 3 wide, 3/4L back on turn, kept on very well in straight, just beaten by narrow margin. |
5 | 2 | HONEST WAY (B200) | T Berry | -- | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made some progress in straight without threatening. |
6 | 13 | SHINING ON (A359) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
7 | 1 | STAR OF PATCH (V399) | Z Purton | CP | Clean jump, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 to 5 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
8 | 14 | SUPREME WITNESS (A357) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began awkwardly and lost ground, raced at rear on rail, 5 lengths back, crowded near 900M, saved ground on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
9 | 8 | GRACIOUS RYDER (A179) | D Whyte | B | Average to begin, raced 2 wide at rear, difficult to settle near 900M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, finished off one-paced in straight. |
10 | 3 | MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) | C Wong | TT | Began well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, peaked early in straight, headed near 250M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
11 | 7 | ABSOLUCOOL (A328) | C Schofield | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide with cover at tail, 6 lengths back on turn, bumped and unbalanced early in straight, made no real progress in straight. |
12 | 12 | SPICY KAKA (V323) | M L Yeung | B2/TT | Moderately away, sat 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened from final 200M. |
13 | 9 | JOY AND POWER (B295) | T H So | B/TT | Began fairly, positioned on rail in midfield, 4 lengths back, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight, eased after passing 100M. |
14 | 11 | HONG KONG'S FOLKS (B063) | K Teetan | B/H | Jumped with them, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide in midfield, weakened from 600M, bumped and unbalanced early in straight, eased thereafter. (Lame right front leg next day morning.) (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 |