Race 8 (653)
SHA TIN HEIGHTS HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | HAVA NAGEELA (H114) | S De Sousa | B | Tracked the pace early stages, moved up to be vying for lead down the back straight, took over 350M and soon opened up a commanding lead, kept on well final 150M for a hat-trick of wins. |
2 | 9 | HANDSOME TWELVE (E462) | C L Chau | -- | Settled down in midfield, into clear passing 400M, ran on well to claim 2nd near 100M, held by winner closing stages. |
3 | 10 | SUPER WIN DRAGON (E253) | M Chadwick | V/TT | Tracked leaders on inside, held up 350M-250M, kept on steadily final 200M, no threat to winner, held on for 3rd at the line. |
4 | 5 | RISE BRETHREN (G075) | H Bowman | P1/TT | Given a waiting ride towards the rear, driven nearing 400M, made steady progress on straightening, claimed 4th just before line. |
5 | 8 | CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) | M F Poon | H/TT | Moved up to press the pace, caught 3-wide no cover throughout, kept battling early straight, held 2nd to 200M, couldn't sustain run late stages. |
6 | 6 | APACHE PASS (D433) | Z Purton | BO/XB | Never far off leaders, within striking distance turning for home, continued on moderately early straight, no extra final 100M. |
7 | 11 | GALAXY WITNESS (G110) | C Y Ho | B | Shifted across behind runners after the start, towards the rear early stages before moving up to midfield passing halfway, kept on final 400M without serious threat to leaders. |
8 | 2 | BERLIN TANGO (E120) | K Teetan | B/H/TT | Held up at rear 8Ls off the pace, made limited progress on straightening, never a threat to leaders. |
9 | 3 | CHANCHENG PRINCE (D270) | R Maia | XB/TT | From wide draw moved up chasing leaders along 3-path, had cover but raced keenly in the middle stages, tried hard to stay in contention early straight, peaked on its run 200M, faded towards the line. |
10 | 1 | SAVAQUIN (D479) | A Badel | P2 | Restrained to race behind midfield, driven along 500M but failed to respond, never a factor. |
11 | 4 | EVERYONE'S DELIGHT (D029) | A Hamelin | V/TT | Soon led, pressed by rivals middle stages, headed top of straight, no extra and weakened rapidly. (Mucus in trachea). |
12 | 7 | TRUE LEGEND (D047) | Y L Chung | B | Settled midfield along the fence, came under serious pressure home turn, weakened badly from top of straight, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance / Lame RH leg.) |
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 |