Race 10 (038)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | HAPPY FUN (B316) | Z Purton | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, showed good speed to take the lead, shared the lead with rival on turn, kept on very well in straight, scored by 1-1/2L. |
2 | 2 | COT CAMPBELL (C298) | K C Leung | XB/B1 | Slowly away, soon recovered, raced 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, moved closer along the rail on turn, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd, nearest on line. (Dead-heat 2nd.) |
2 | 9 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | C Y Ho | PC/TT | Away with them, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back, there to turn, angled out after passing 600M, closed off well to take 2nd. (Dead-heat 2nd.) |
4 | 11 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Began smartly, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, shared lead on turn, outpaced by the winner early in straight, kept on evenly to final 50M, weakened and lost 2 places close home. |
5 | 5 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | K H Chan | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, moved closer on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line, no threat to the first few. |
6 | 8 | LOOKING GOOD (B256) | G van Niekerk | B | Jumped with them, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, angled out and made contact near 450M, peaked near 250M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
7 | 13 | AMAZING LUCK (B401) | K Teetan | B/SR | Out in line, positioned 1 out 1 back, same position on turn, made contact early in straight, kept on evenly to 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
8 | 10 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H W Lai | V | Average to begin, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide from near 800M, wider turning in, finished off evenly in straight. |
9 | 4 | TASHIDELEK (C084) | N Callan | B-/CP2/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear, 7 to 8 lengths back, moved closer along the rail turning in, finished off evenly in straight. |
10 | 1 | ASSIMILATE (C160) | C Schofield | B/H/TT | Began fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide on turn, commenced move after passing 550M, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. |
11 | 12 | UNICORNBABY (C203) | R Bayliss | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, wide on turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
12 | 14 | HO HO FEEL (T029) | H T Mo | H/XB | Average to begin, raced at rear on rail, moved closer along the rail in the middle stages, angled out near 500M, failed to close off in straight. |
13 | 7 | MONGOLIAN LEGEND (B317) | T H So | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, gradually dropped towards rear under pressure on turn, showed nothing in straight, eased final furlong. (Irregular heart rhythm.) (Blood in trachea.) |
14 | 6 | BEAR AGAIN (C301) | M Chadwick | SR | Taken back from gate 12, raced 3 wide at rear, moved closer in the middle stages, no cover throughout, peaked turning in, emptied early in straight, finished tailed out. (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 |