Race 4 (293)
TIN SAM HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | RUN DES RUN (E179) | R Maia | TT | Restrained on jumping from wide draw, held up 3-wide behind midfield, wide into straight, finished off well to lead inside 100M, drew away late stages. |
2 | 13 | SPEED FORCE (C535) | M F Poon | B | In midfield early, pushed wide from 1200M and lost cover after, chased leaders into home turn, led inside 300M, gave ground grudgingly to winner final 100M. |
3 | 7 | EL VALIENTE (D124) | K Teetan | TT | Not hurried, switched off to race at the rear, driven wide into straight, closed off willingly final 300M to secure 3rd place, nearest finish. |
4 | 3 | LONDON LUCKYSTAR (C368) | J Moreira | PC | Settled down in a midfield spot along the 2-path, urged along 600M, stayed on steadily final 250M. |
5 | 2 | CROWN AVENUE (V378) | B Shinn | B | Reserved in mid-division, kept up the chase on leaders turning home, checked 150M and lost momentum. Would have finished closer. |
6 | 1 | ALL YOU KNOW (A320) | C L Chau | B/H/TT | Held up behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, ran on mildly from 350M, always held by leaders. |
7 | 12 | NOBLE MAN (C412) | V Borges | B/TT | Always prominent, pressed leader on outside from 1300M, briefly took over early straight, was out-finished over final 200M. |
8 | 14 | SHANGHAI GRACE (D190) | M Chadwick | B | Settled in mid-division along the 3-path, driven near 500M, ran on well in straight, looked likely to feature in the finish but checked 150M and lost every chance. |
9 | 4 | TURF BRILLIANT (C456) | K C Leung | B | Taken across behind runners, settled 6-7Ls towards the rear, had no clear run from 400M to 100M. Inconclusive run. |
10 | 8 | PRESIDENT STAR (C170) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Dropped back to race at the rear 8Ls off leader, had plenty to do turning home, stayed on fairly to line passing beaten rivals only. |
11 | 5 | LITTLE PLAYER (E066) | L Ferraris | B- | Chased leaders in a race run at good tempo, driven 600M out but gave limited response, weakened 250M. |
12 | 10 | PRIME STAR (E239) | H T Mo | B/TT | From draw 1 shaken up early to track leaders, came under pressure home turn, weakened 300M out. |
13 | 9 | LUCKY VICTOR (C514) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Obtained outright lead from draw 2, led at good pace middle stages, under pressure home turn, found no extra from 300M. (Jockey unable to explain the disappointing run / Unacceptable Performance.) |
14 | 6 | SMART COUSIN (D249) | H Bentley | -- | Held up towards the rear, driven along 600M, stayed on fairly and never going to reach contention, eased 150M out. (Lame RF leg.) |
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 |