Race 8 (272)
LONG VALLEY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | DUKE WAI (C188) | K Teetan | B | Held up in midfield, driven out 400M, good headway to lead near 100M, firmly in control final stages. |
2 | 7 | TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) | B Shinn | B | Reserved behind mid-division, driven along 400M, took a while to muster, did best work final 200M to take 2nd last stride, not reached winner. |
3 | 12 | HONG KONG WIN (C333) | A Badel | B | Vied for lead in a fast run race, took narrow lead passing 300M, not pace of winner final 150M, lost 2nd just before line. |
4 | 9 | MASSIVE POCKET (B246) | M Chadwick | XB | Ahead of midfield never far off the pace, closed off steadily over final 300M but always held. |
5 | 10 | LUCKY MORE (D035) | Z Purton | -- | Crossed to lead along the stands' rail, soon joined by rivals, waited with until 250M, kept battling until 150M, one paced late stages. (Jockey : pressed by rivals early stages, didn't close off as strongly as expected.) |
6 | 13 | STAR LUCK (C257) | K H Chan | -- | Positively ridden from draw 1, tracked leading trio in fast run race, driven out 350M but not pace to challenge leaders, faded final stages. |
7 | 5 | SMART LEADER (B456) | M F Poon | B/TT | In mid-division about 3Ls behind leaders, stayed on moderately when asked, never threatened. |
8 | 14 | HAPPY VICTORY (B195) | M L Yeung | -- | Sat midfield racing along the stand's rail, one paced final 400M, no impression on leaders. |
9 | 6 | CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) | J Moreira | TT | Raced keenly, moved up to join leaders in a race run at fast tempo, remained in contention until weakened passing 200M. (Jockey : travelled too keenly in early stages and inclined to lay in under pressure.) |
10 | 2 | KASI FARASI (B385) | H W Lai | H/TT | Towards the rear, gave limited response over final 300M, not reached contention. |
11 | 3 | THE WEATHERMAN (D058) | K C Leung | -- | Lacked early pace, settled near last, not quickened when driven along 400M, never in the picture. |
12 | 1 | SEVENTH SEA (D134) | L Hewitson | SR | Settled in midfield on the outside of group, couldn't keep up passing halfway, soon beaten. |
13 | 8 | COPARTNER SPIRIT (D175) | N Callan | H1/XB1 | Began awkwardly, outpaced in last, didn't finish off. |
14 | 11 | SO GLORIOUS (C430) | H T Mo | H | In midfield, struggled from halfway, dropped out rapidly passing 300M. |
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 |