Race 8 (498)
TAI PO MARKET HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | COPARTNER AMBITION (E218) | Z Purton | CP/TT | From draw 14 shifted across behind runners, reserved near the rear along the 3-path, wide into straight, finished off strongly to get up near 100M, won going away. |
2 | 14 | RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Taken across behind runners and settled 5Ls back towards the rear, angled out into clear 350M, quickened well to lead inside 200M, caught by winner near 100M. |
3 | 11 | HARMONY WIN WIN (E136) | L Ferraris | SR/XB | Settled just ahead of midfield, never far off from leaders, responded well top of straight to be challenging for the lead 200M, not pace of first 2 over final 150M. |
4 | 2 | DECRYPT (D129) | A Hamelin | TT | From wide draw dropped back to race near the rear, 6Ls to make up top of straight, put in a mild bid from 400M to claim a moderate 4th. |
5 | 6 | POWERFUL WINGS (G225) | C Y Ho | -- | Began fairly, raced in midfield along the 2-path, lacked instant acceleration turning into straight, stayed on steadily final 200M to go 5th late. |
6 | 8 | PERFECT PAIR (C027) | H Bentley | SR | Dropped back to race behind midfield, 5Ls to make up leaving the turn, stayed on without threat to leaders. |
7 | 13 | OSCAR GLORY (E109) | M Chadwick | CP | Slow to muster speed despite ridden along early, caught 3-wide chasing leaders, left with no cover from 600M, challenged for the lead from top of straight before run ended 150M from home. |
8 | 4 | SUPER WINNER (C341) | L Hewitson | TT | From draw 9 went forward to chase leaders, caught 3-wide no cover until 600M then vied for the lead on outside, led from 400M to 200M, no extra late stages. |
9 | 10 | BEAUTY NOVA (G232) | V Borges | P1 | Guided to a midfield spot along the fence, shifted out to middle of track from 450M for clear running, closed off one paced and never threatened. |
10 | 5 | AMAZING CHOCOLATE (C059) | C Wong | B | Taken back from wide draw, settled down at the rear 7Ls off the pace, ran on fairly over final 400M passing beaten horses only. Never dangerous. |
11 | 12 | REVE PARISIEN (E335) | B Shinn | -- | Began awkwardly, up with early pace, 3rd at 600M, had some difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, found little when driven out final 200M. |
12 | 3 | EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) | K Teetan | CP1/TT | Raced keenly behind the speed, failed to quicken on straightening and quickly swamped by rivals 300M. (Jockey: not relaxed in middle stages, made abnormal breathing noise in the straight.) |
13 | 7 | GOLD MARQUIS (G111) | J Moreira | TT | Slotted into a 3-wide spot in midfield, came under pressure 700M and failed to respond to riding, weakened top of straight, eased over final 200M. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
14 | 9 | SKYEY SUPREME (C293) | M F Poon | B/TT | Positively ridden out the gate, vied for the lead on inside, swamped by rivals passing 300M, weakened to last. |
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 |