Race 5 (650)
PIPER'S HILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | IMPERIAL MAGEE (E460) | H Bentley | SR/XB/TT | Out with rest, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, there to turn, taken wide in straight and finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 3 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | R Maia | V | Began only fairly, raced 3 wide, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
3 | 7 | MAGIC SUPREME (D144) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Shifted out at start and made contact, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M. |
4 | 1 | RED DESERT (C287) | Z Purton | B | Fast into stride, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made some progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
5 | 6 | MR VALIANT (G288) | K Teetan | H/XB | Taken back to race towards rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back, very wide into straight, made some headway in the run home. |
6 | 2 | SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) | H Bowman | TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced in midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
7 | 10 | I GIVE (H036) | A Badel | PC/TT | Crowded start, difficult to settle in the early stages, raced 2 wide behind midfield, found rail 500M, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. |
8 | 11 | TURBO POWER (E270) | C Y Ho | -- | Began only fairly from gate 1, raced towards rear on the inside, 6 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, blocked near 200M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
9 | 12 | HANDSOME REBEL (B469) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Away well, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. |
10 | 8 | THE MULTIPLIER (E320) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Started very slowly, showed no early speed, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back, still well back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
11 | 9 | GLORY BO BO (G262) | M F Poon | B/TT | Began well, raced better than midfield on the outside, peaked 400M, weakened gradually in straight. (Bled.) |
12 | 5 | MR MAJESTIC (G145) | L Ferraris | B/TT1 | Knuckled over on jumping and became unbalanced, recovered to race 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
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 |