Race 7 (025)
NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | LAND POWER (C417) | K H Chan | B/TT | Ridden along in 5th just over 2L back, dropped slightly further back when pace quickened rounding home bend, 4-wide into home straight, hit the front under pressure 200 metres out, hung on well to the line. |
2 | 8 | JOYFUL HEART (C227) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Crowded at start and soon dropped to last few, remained well back to the straight, finished off the race strongly down the centre of the track, nearest at finish. |
3 | 1 | CASIMIRO (C149) | Z Purton | -- | Settled just better than midfield in 6th on the rail, in similar position rounding home bend, briefly baulked early in straight, quickened to hold every chance inside the 200 metres, unable to sustain effort close to home. |
4 | 3 | GREAT TREASURE (T380) | M L Yeung | -- | Gradually settled in worse than midfield on the rail, came under pressure rounding home bend, fought on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 6 | GREEN ENVY (C313) | J Moreira | V/TT | Settled one back in 4th on the rail, improved under reminders to hold some chance 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
6 | 2 | UNICORNBABY (C203) | C L Chau | B/TT | Began fairly from the one draw, improved to take up running narrowly 1200 metres out, held slender lead until headed under pressure 150 metres out. |
7 | 5 | AWE (D168) | B Shinn | B | Settled in last few, improving towards the rear when inconvenienced passing the 1200 metres, commenced move entering home straight, produced good late impression inside final 200 metres. |
8 | 11 | JIANGXI STAMINA (D051) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Soon taken back from a wide gate dropping to tail-end passing the 1000 metres, given reminders turning into straight and baulked for a run until inside the 200 metres, did best work late. |
9 | 10 | GO GO SIXTEEN (E244) | K C Leung | B1/TT1 | Moderate start, soon recovered to midfield, given reminders rounding home bend, ran home one-paced. |
10 | 14 | ALEE KING PRAWN (D508) | H N Wong | B | Began well, gradually taken just behind the leaders 2-wide coming onto home bend, prominent entering straight but unable to quicken to threaten. |
11 | 13 | BRILLIANT CHINA (D486) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Soon taken back from a wide gate, remained in last few to straight, never nearer. |
12 | 9 | TELECOM CHEETAH (D405) | H Bentley | B/TT | Travelled wide without cover just worse than midfield, in similar position turning into home straight, found nothing. |
13 | 4 | DRAGON BABY (E098) | C Schofield | TT | Gradually settled wide in last few, never seen with a chance. |
14 | 12 | SCHOLAR (E032) | H W Lai | H/XB | Ridden along from the wideset gate settling 3-wide without cover with the leaders, obtained 2-wide position coming onto home bend and disputed lead to the straight, folded up quickly inside final 300 metres. |
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 |