Race 8 (210)
HONG KONG PARK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | Z Purton | B/TT | Chased the pace, moved up to challenge leader 300M, went neck to neck all the way to the finish, just prevailed. |
2 | 9 | MIGHTY VALOR (C338) | V Borges | -- | From draw 11 ridden to take the lead, pressed by rivals home turn, vied for lead with eventual winner from 300M, refused to give in, went down narrowly. |
3 | 14 | DUBLIN STAR (C436) | A Hamelin | B | Moved forward from widest draw to be 3-wide outside leader on settling, tried hard turning home but safely held by first 2 over final 300M. |
4 | 7 | KA YING MASTER (C240) | C Schofield | TT | Jumped fast, soon restrained to be tracking the pace, held up for clear running early straight, battled on final 300M but always held by first 3. |
5 | 10 | SUPER FOOTBALL (D465) | N Callan | -- | Reserved towards the rear, took time to get going on straightening, did best work final 250M. |
6 | 2 | ROMAN TURBO (E043) | M Chadwick | SR/TT | From draw 1 settled down midfield along the fence, gave only mild response under top weight, never looked like getting to leaders. |
7 | 5 | TRANSCENDENT (D126) | K Teetan | TT | Held up towards the rear on inside, 4Ls to make up 400M, ran home one paced. |
8 | 13 | AURORA PEGASUS (C351) | A Badel | TT | Settled down 2-wide in mid-division, lacked a finishing kick, remained one pace final 300M, no threat to leaders. |
9 | 11 | BIZ POWER (B052) | J Moreira | B | Unable to slot in, raced in midfield, left 4-wide without cover from 900M, couldn't go on in the straight. |
10 | 6 | WINNING FOR ALL (D391) | C Y Ho | H1 | Dropped back from wide draw, settled down 3-wide at the rear, over 5Ls off the pace 400M, closed off fairly. |
11 | 8 | SAVAQUIN (D479) | B Shinn | -- | Held up behind midfield, raced 3-wide throughout, ran on fairly, never threatened. |
12 | 4 | TORNADO TWIST (C028) | K C Leung | H-/TT | Steadied early stages to find cover, settled down at the rear 6Ls back, failed to run on in the straight. |
13 | 3 | SMART FOLKS (D343) | T Piccone | XB | From draw 12 slotted into a 3-wide spot in midfield, came under pressure 500M, weak in the finish. |
14 | 12 | UNIVERSAL HERO (E141) | H N Wong | -- | Shuffled back to the rear before the bend, lay out making home turn awkwardly, soon left behind on straightening. |
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 |