Race 2 (522)
MORNINGSIDE AND S.H. HO ALUMNI HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | DRAGON PRIDE (D164) | Z Purton | V | Settled wide in last few, one of the widest turning for home, ran on down the centre of the track to gain upper hand 50 metres out, won cosily. |
2 | 12 | HANG'S CHOICE (E311) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Settled in midfield in 7th on rail, closer to pace in similar position rounding home bend, baulked briefly upon straightening, responded well to hit the front 170 metres out only to be headed close to home. |
3 | 3 | OVER THE MOON (G162) | H Bowman | B/TT | Settled 3-wide in rear of midfield, commenced move 500 metres out approaching home turn, hung in and awkwardly placed behind horse in straight until over 300 metres out and then near the 200 metres, finished off the race well. |
4 | 10 | ANGELS HUNTER (G193) | M F Poon | B-/V1 | Ridden forward after moderate start from a wide draw settling some 2L off the pace on the rail, hung in a difficult ride early in straight, found no extra inside 100 metres. |
5 | 4 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | S De Sousa | TT | Settled behind midfield on the rail, snuck up to within 3L of pace making home turn, baulked briefly after straightening, responded under pressure inside the 200 metres, made no further impression closing stages. |
6 | 5 | YOUNG SPARKLE (G066) | L Hewitson | -- | Slowly away, soon recovered to worse than midfield in 9th, did not find much room early in straight, finished off the race quite well. |
7 | 9 | VUKAN (E095) | K C Leung | B-/XB/TT | Broke well from a wide draw gradually settling one out one back, switched 3 wide in 3rd rounding home bend, drew level under pressure early in straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 250 metres. |
8 | 14 | SPLENDID STAR (G026) | M L Yeung | -- | Began well from a wide draw but soon taken back to rear for rails run, steadied on heels 800 metres out, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily in the run to the line. |
9 | 11 | FOXHUNTER WAY (E296) | C Y Ho | -- | Began well settling in forward of midfield in 6th, came within 2L of pace on home bend 600 metres out, kept on under pressure until finding no extra 150 metres out. |
10 | 6 | MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) | K Teetan | V | Inconvenienced at start, niggled along wide in last from a wide draw, trailed the field until running on past beaten runners down the centre of the straight. |
11 | 7 | SO YOU TRUST (G441) | A Badel | E1/TT | Settled 3 wide without cover in 5th from a wide draw, went wider into straight, soon weakened. |
12 | 8 | DOUBLE SHOW (G250) | A Hamelin | B/SR/TT | Soon taken well behind and never seen with a chance. |
13 | 13 | MISTER MONTE (A201) | H T Mo | CP | Improved gradually along the rail to gain narrow advantage 1000 metres out, led until headed about 300 metres out, folded up quickly. |
14 | 2 | JUST GREAT TWO (G174) | L Ferraris | B | Ridden forward after moderate start to lead early stages, narrowly headed passing 1100 metres, soon weakened after straightening. |
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 |