Race 4 (512)
PING HAI STAR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | TUNG WAH GLORY (D006) | Z Purton | P | Raced in midfield, three wide with cover throughout. Moved wider on cornering, sprinted quickly after straightening, continual headway until striking lead inside last 50m. |
2 | 1 | TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) | N Callan | -- | Enjoyed good run on the leaders back on rail. Eased over heels on straightening, sprinted to assume lead at the 300m & continued in lead until overhauled by winner inside the last 50m. |
3 | 11 | HEZA BEAUTY (D116) | J Moreira | E/V | Reared & consequently missed the start by big margin. Improved steadily to join the field by the 850m. Shifted wider on straightening, & again at the 250m before storming home into 3rd position in closing stages. Big run. |
4 | 14 | COURAGEOUS DRAGON (C015) | K Teetan | B/TT | Strode to midfield between runners, 3.5 lengths form lead at the 800m. Eased wider on the corner, made up a few lengths running into 4th place in concluding stages. Close behind. |
5 | 3 | CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Hard ridden at start but didn't have the speed of others, settling just worse than midfield between runners. Continued in second half, 4L from the lead entering last section before making up a few lengths in dash home. |
6 | 9 | PARTY GENIUS (D217) | G van Niekerk | XB | Strode forward to be prominent, raced wide before improving to assume the lead near 800m. Continued to hold the lead on straightening before being headed at the 300m. Battled on well in closing stages to not be beaten far. |
7 | 7 | SUMSTREETSUMWHERE (B283) | M F Poon | H/V | Not fast to begin, worse than midfield before improving along rail, 4L from the lead at the 800m. Finished off steadily in last section to finish in midfield but not beaten far. |
8 | 12 | STUNNING IMPACT (C366) | M L Yeung | -- | Steadied after start & shifted to rearward position away from rail. Had only one runner behind, some 6L from lead on cornering before making up a few lengths in final furlong to finish midfield. |
9 | 2 | CLASSIC POSH (C327) | K C Leung | B | Strode forward to race prominently in early sections before steadying when close to heels near the 1000m. Eased wider on cornering, peaked on effort at the 250m before weakening out meekly in last 150m. |
10 | 4 | TAILOR MADE (C522) | B Shinn | -- | Had no speed after start & raced worse than midfield on rail. Continued on rail, 4L from the lead on straightening but failed to improve in last section & was well held. |
11 | 8 | HAPPY REUNION (D215) | V Borges | -- | Ridden forward from wide gate before racing 3 wide in midfield. Left without cover from the 750m. Came under hard riding on straightening, before weakening out in last section after wide passage throughout. |
12 | 13 | MOON PEAKS (C403) | H W Lai | B/TT | Showed speed to muster through to lead. Headed in the lead by wide runner at the 800m before weakening out meekly in the straight. Well beaten. |
13 | 6 | SKYEY SUPREME (C293) | C Y Ho | B1/TT | Steadied after the start & raced second from last. Always well back & was well beaten. |
14 | 5 | HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) | C Wong | B/TT | Showed speed to race outside the leader. Steadied near the 750m before weakening out badly in the straight to be beaten a long way. |
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 |