Race 7 (111)
GRAND SEIKO EXCELLENT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | AEROHAPPINESS (B249) | J Moreira | -- | Settled in midfield on the rail, baulked for a run after straightening, quickened well once clear over 250 metres out, asserted authority inside the 100 metres. |
2 | 2 | MR CROISSANT (C234) | Z Purton | CP | Crowded at start, travelled 3-wide and keenly in midfield most of the way to straight, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 3 | LONE EAGLE (B309) | B Shinn | XB | Pressed forward from a wide gate to soon take up running, led the field until narrowly headed inside the 200 metres, kept on well to the line. |
4 | 12 | MONICA (B271) | G van Niekerk | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, settled in last few to the straight, finished off the race well inside final 200 metres. |
5 | 11 | JUMBO PRIZE (C283) | R Bayliss | TT | Well there, improved to dispute lead over 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort close to home. |
6 | 5 | LOCKHEED (B087) | H T Mo | B/TT | Crowded at start, soon recovered to better than midfield 3-wide in 6th just over 2L back, kept on same pace without quickening. |
7 | 6 | BEAUTY ICON (C057) | A Domeyer | B/TT1 | Ridden early before settling one back on the rail, kept on before finding no extra inside the final 200 metres. |
8 | 8 | NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke well from the widest gate, gradually taken back towards the rear but remained wide without cover throughout, fought on steadily without threatening. |
9 | 13 | E STAR (C132) | K C Leung | H | Jumped awkwardly, pulling his way forward when steadied and lost position passing the 1000 metres, dropped to last few coming onto home bend, made up good ground near the centre of the track. |
10 | 9 | GRADE ONE (A010) | K Teetan | B | Began well before settling 2L back in 5th, hampered over 250 metres out, kept on steadily without threatening. |
11 | 4 | HERCULES (C476) | T H So | -- | Travelled in rear of midfield, baulked for a run after straightening, kept on well to the line. |
12 | 10 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Settled well behind from a wide gate, trailed the field into home straight, ran on and never nearer. |
13 | 14 | VALIANT DREAM (B416) | H N Wong | -- | Travelled wide without cover in first few, came under pressure to join the leader entering home straight, soon weakened. |
14 | 7 | ENZEMBLE (D059) | C Schofield | XB1 | Always in last few, never seen with a chance. |
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 |