Race 8 (449)
TAI HING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | TIANCHI MONSTER (B350) | Z Purton | H | Began well from draw 1, restrained to race in mid-division, travelled strongly, quickened to lead 300M, kept finding to the line holding pursuers at bay. |
2 | 3 | CLASSIC BEAUTY (C049) | S De Sousa | B | Held up in midfield 4Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inner, chased hard over final 400M to claim 2nd near the line. |
3 | 4 | VINCY (B213) | K Teetan | TT | Close up behind leaders, ideally placed to strike leaving the bend, lacked winner's acceleration but refused to give in when headed, raced tight closing stages and lost 2nd near line. |
4 | 12 | DYNAMIC EAGLE (B072) | C Y Ho | B/H/XB/TT | Taken back from draw 13, caught 3-wide towards the rear, crept closer from 650M, ran well final 200M to just miss 3rd. |
5 | 7 | GLORIOUS DRAGON (C120) | M Harley | XB | Began only fairly, restrained to race behind midfield, travelled well into straight, chased solidly behind leaders. |
6 | 11 | HAPPY SEBRING (B189) | M F Poon | B/TT | Taken back from wide draw, settled towards the rear, 13th spot making the turn, swung wide 600M, stayed on moderately. |
7 | 10 | CHEERFUL STAR (B326) | R Bayliss | -- | Switched off after the start, raced in last on settling and 10Ls off the pace at 800M, chased on steadily between runners, made some ground but not threatening first few. |
8 | 8 | JOLLY HONOUR (C080) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, 5Ls off the pace middle stages, plugged away in the straight, never reach contention. |
9 | 6 | RULE THEE (A172) | C Schofield | B | Taken back from wide draw, settled towards the rear along the inside, stayed on fairly final 400M, made no impression on leaders. |
10 | 9 | TASHIDELEK (C084) | M L Yeung | CP/TT | Went forward to be tracking leader, took over 500M, held position to 300M, effort levelled off there. |
11 | 13 | SLEEP EDUCATION (A362) | M Chadwick | -- | Caught 3-wide behind midfield, 7Ls off the pace middle stages, pushed along 500M, past a few beaten ones, no threat to leaders. |
12 | 1 | GRAND CHANCELLOR (B111) | C Wong | B/XB/TT | Keen early and restrained, caught wide no cover throughout the race, 7th at 400M, soon gave ground in the straight. |
13 | 14 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | W M Lai | B/TT | Quickly into stride, led to near 1100M, 4th at 400M, ran out of gas mid-straight, dropped away. |
14 | 5 | ROCKETEER (A214) | N Callan | V1/TT | Pushed forward to be tracking leaders 2-wide, over-raced and took outright lead 1100M, under pressure 500M, soon no extra weakened to last. |
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 |