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Race 2 (446)

CITIGOLD PRIVATE CLIENT HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 TRUE LEGEND (D047) Y L Chung B Bumped at start before pushing forward to lead & crossing to rail near 1400m. Headed in the lead near the 1000m, continued second when holding rail position, regained lead at 300m before going on to win easily.
2 4 ROYAL BOMB (E143) J Kah TT Was wide without cover around first bend before improving position to midfield off the rail in middle stages. Continued wide down back straight & around bend before closing off steadily, narrowly held non-threatening 2nd.
3 10 YES WE CAN (C307) V Borges B/TT Raced worse than midfield along the rail for the majority. Made progress along the inside just before cornering, continued to close well in the straight & was just beaten for second on the line, albeit well behind winner.
4 9 DECRYPT (D129) A Badel XB/TT Crowded after start & raced at the tail throughout. Stayed along the inside rail in the straight & closed off steadily in late stages to close to well beaten 4th late.
5 2 SO WE JOY (D082) C Y Ho H/XB/TT Crowded at start & raced second last early. Moved three wide near the 1000m, commenced to improve position around the field from the 700m, was the widest on straightening before finishing off only one paced to midfield.
6 5 CAN'T GO WONG (H087) K Teetan CP/TT- Bumped at the start before improving position & racing third throughout. Was under 2L from lead on straightening, peaked mid-straight & gave a few lengths in final furlong.
7 7 READY TO WIN (E422) M Chadwick CP-/XB/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Had no clear run near the 350m & was held up for some distance thereafter before getting clear near the 300m but then finished off only moderately when difficult to ride.
8 8 SKYEY SUPREME (C293) H N Wong B/TT Began fast before being headed by winner in first furlong & then crossed near the 1400m. Momentarily raced on leaders back before moving off rail & improving to lead near 1000m. Headed again near 300m before weakening late.
9 3 LEADING FORTUNE (C441) S De Sousa PC Raced 4th along the rail throughout early & middle stages. Moved away from the rail near the 500m, straightened only just over 3L from the lead but peaked at the 200m & weakened to second last.
10 6 NORDIC STAR (G433) Z Purton TT Crowded between runners at start & settled rearward between runners. Was relegated to a clear second last near 650m, was not travelling well approaching corner, relegated to last on straightening & tailed out to be beaten 9L.
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