Race 8 (573)
SHA LO WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | RUNNING GLORY (G010) | J Moreira | -- | Held up behind midfield 4-5Ls behind leader, into clear running 350M, picked up well to lead nearing 50M, ridden out to hold rivals at bay. |
2 | 8 | INTREPID WINNER (G144) | R Maia | B | Reserved to race near the rear, waited with until reaching top of straight, finished off strongly down outside and got up for 2nd close home, nearest finish. |
3 | 5 | COPARTNER ELITES (G132) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Unable to slot in, caught wide no cover chasing leaders from 1000M, challenged for lead mid-straight, not pace of first 2 final stages. (Jockey : travelled in a more forward position than anticipated / Mucus.) |
4 | 6 | ENTRUSTED (D381) | B Shinn | CP/TT | Switched off to last, 8-9Ls behind leader in middle stages, made good headway on wide outside from 600M, briefly led mid-straight, run ended 100M, edged out to 4th late. |
5 | 14 | SMILING TIME (E235) | A Hamelin | V/TT | Settled near the rear 5-6Ls off the good pace, stayed on moderately over final 300M, nearest finish. |
6 | 3 | CROSSFORD (G068) | V Borges | H/P | Restrained behind midfield in a fast run race, picked up well to be chasing leaders early straight, tried hard but was held final 150M. |
7 | 7 | FIVE G PATCH (G286) | H Bentley | TT | From draw 12 held up 3-wide behind midfield in a fast run race, wide into straight, kept on steadily in the run home, awkwardly placed 50M out and not able to be fully tested. |
8 | 10 | VICTORY PARK (G197) | K Teetan | B/TT | Settled towards the rear 6-Ls off the fast pace, saved ground on inside, responded fairly on straightening, restricted room 300M, not reached leaders. |
9 | 13 | DARCI JOY (E161) | M Chadwick | B | Made some early use to obtain a forward position, obtained cover from 1300M tracking leaders, came under pressure rounding the turn, couldn't go on from 400M. (Jockey : not able to finish off the race due to early fast tempo.) |
10 | 2 | CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Led nearing 1600M, set fast pace middle stages, hung on to lead until 250M, no extra final stages |
11 | 9 | POWERFUL WINGS (G225) | K C Leung | -- | From draw 1 settled ahead of midfield 3Ls off the pace, not quickened when asked 400M out, soon outpaced by rivals. |
12 | 12 | SURREALISM (C285) | L Hewitson | B | Chased leaders on inside, found nothing when driven out 450M, weakened and soon out of contention. |
13 | 1 | SAVVY KINGMAN (D416) | Z Purton | -- | Moved up to race outside the lead, travelled only fairly, couldn't keep up 500M, soon weakened and eased. (Jockey : Even at 1000M did not feel the horse was travelling well enough to finish the race off.) |
14 | 11 | ENZEMBLE (D059) | M F Poon | XB-/H/TT | Vigorously ridden to obtain a position ahead of midfield, came under heavy pressure 550M, gave ground quickly turning for home, finished tailed out. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
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 |