Race 4 (298)
PAK TAM CHUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | SIGHT SUCCESS (D375) | J Moreira | E1 | Ridden forward after the start before steadying & being caught 3 wide with cover in midfield. Moved 4 wide to improve from the 600m, sprinted to lead at 250m, drew away under no riding before being eased late. Impressive win. |
2 | 14 | FIRE BALL (D087) | V Borges | TT | Stride forward before getting good run 1,1 throughout. Dashed to second at the 150m before closing off well late behind impressive winner. Clear of third. |
3 | 4 | FREE FOAL (E065) | C Schofield | -- | Raced in midfield on the rail throughout. Continued on the inside on straightening when 3L form lead before working home steadily in late stages to snare third on the line. |
4 | 3 | JUDY'S STAR (C311) | K C Leung | B2 | Shifted behind runners & settled third last away from rail. Ridden along on straightening when 6L from lead before shifting wider & making some late ground when running on to snare forth on line. |
5 | 7 | LUCKY FUN (E013) | Z Purton | H | Checked & lost ground after start & consequently raced 4th last on rail. Continued in second half when 4L behind entering last section, held up until passing the 250m before closing off steadily in late stages. |
6 | 8 | ROMANTIC TROVE (E007) | T Piccone | -- | Began well before being steadied & racing on leaders back throughout. Entered last section 2L from lead before weakening a few lengths in straight to midfield. |
7 | 10 | STAR OF WUYI (D503) | C Y Ho | -- | Slow to begin before being steadied away from heels before improving after start to race in midfield on rail. Passed a few in the straight when finishing off steadily in late stages to midfield. |
8 | 12 | VOYAGE STAR (C098) | M F Poon | V/TT | Showed good speed to lead after the start. Headed by winner at the 250m before weakening in last furlong. |
9 | 11 | BREEZE OF SPRING (C309) | C Soumillon | CP/TT | Inconvenienced after the start before improving to midfield but racing 3 wide with cover for the majority. Shifted to be the widest runner on straightening when just over 4L from lead before making no headway in straight. |
10 | 2 | ELIGERE (C473) | N Callan | B | Had good position in midfield between runners throughout. Eased wider on cornering before weakening in last 250m. (Bled). |
11 | 1 | CHIKORITA (D230) | B Shinn | XB | Not bustled after the start & was allowed to drift back to second last after the start. Failed to run on in the straight & was well beaten. |
12 | 5 | GAMEPLAYER STAR (E048) | C L Chau | CP1 | Steadied & shifted back to the tail after the start. Continued at the tail on straightening when over 7L from the lead before making no headway in the run home. |
13 | 13 | LUCKY RUBY (D338) | H W Lai | B | Hard ridden after the start before racing outside the leader. Hard ridden on straightening before weakening badly in the final 300m. |
14 | 6 | HONEY BEE (E070) | M L Yeung | CP1/TT | Ridden forward after the start before improving to race 3 wide without cover outside the leading pair. Began yielding ground from the 600m & tailed out to be distant last. (Must trial). |
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 |