Race 8 (552)
PLANTATION HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 13 | VOYAGE STAR (C098) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Pressed forward, enjoyed uncontested lead, quickened clear 300M, kept on strongly to maintain a dominant margin at the finish. |
2 | 11 | EPTIWINS (B362) | M F Poon | B1 | From wide draw steadied early stages to obtain cover, towards the rear, brought wide into straight, closed off well to go 2nd near line, not reached winner. |
3 | 4 | DUBLIN STAR (C436) | J Moreira | B | Held up 2-wide in midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, pushed along 550M, stayed on mildly for 3rd, no threat to runaway winner. |
4 | 10 | HAPPY TANGO (D075) | C Schofield | XB/B1 | Never far off the pace, stayed on mildly final 400M for non-threatening 4th. |
5 | 1 | SPEEDY LUCK (C144) | K C Leung | CP-/XB2/TT- | Tracked leader (the eventual winner), driven out 400M, fought on steadily, held 2nd to 50M, lost several places late. |
6 | 7 | TRUE LEGEND (D047) | K Teetan | -- | Raced in mid-division, 3-wide no cover during race, made home turn awkwardly and raced greenly under pressure in the straight, kept on final 300M without threat. |
7 | 5 | SO WE JOY (D082) | N Callan | CP1/TT | Never better than midfield, 5Ls to make up top of straight, failed to make progress. |
8 | 6 | TAILOR MADE (C522) | B Shinn | B2 | Settled down behind mid-division, had rail run, not going the pace to challenge in straight, made no impression. |
9 | 14 | MULTIMAX (T129) | C Wong | B | Chased leader 2-wide, kept on same pace early straight, weakened final 250M. |
10 | 9 | DAILY BEAUTY (D070) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Bumped at the start, shifted across behind runners, held up last almost 10Ls behind leader, ran past beaten horses in straight, never near to challenge. |
11 | 12 | BRAVE BABY (C066) | H N Wong | B/TT | Failed to muster speed, raced near the rear 8Ls back, struggled from 500M, never involved. |
12 | 2 | WELL DRAGON (C539) | H W Lai | TT1 | Crowded for room on jumping, held up behind midfield 7Ls off the pace, wide into straight, couldn't finish off. |
13 | 8 | THIS IS CHARISMA (D102) | C Y Ho | B/H | Saved ground from draw 1, moved up to 5th at 800M, kept on same pace early straight, got badly unbalanced when bumped with rival 200M, eased. (Jockey : may not have appreciated racing at the prevailing track surface.) |
14 | 3 | EL JEFE (C466) | Z Purton | XB/TT | Settled behind midfield, commenced to lay out from Home Turn, bumped with rival several times 200M-150M and became badly unbalanced, eased towards the line. (Mucus.) |
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 |