Race 7 (362)
SOUND PRINT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | PATCH OF COSMO (J357) | M Chadwick | B | Ridden forward to prominent position 3-wide, tight between runners 1000M out drifting slightly backward home bend, ran on under pressure to gain upper hand close to home. |
2 | 6 | RISING FROM ASHES (G209) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Settled in better than midfield, tightened 1000M out, ran on under pressure to hit the front over 100M out only to caught shortly afterwards. |
3 | 9 | LIGHT YEARS CHARM (K130) | Z Purton | XB | Niggled at early settling some 2L back in 3rd on rail, baulked for a run until the 150M, finished off the race well. |
4 | 8 | EVERYONE'S STAR (K172) | K C Leung | -- | Gradually taken backward to last from the widest draw, commenced move on home bend 700M out, ran on under pressure between runners in home straight to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 2 | GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) | J McDonald | CP-/B1 | Broke well from a poor draw to vie for lead settling alongside leader 1200M out before drifted 1L back home bend, renewed effort to hold every chance early in straight despite bumped a few times, found no extra 150M out. |
6 | 11 | FIND MY LOVE (H110) | A Pouchin | B/TT | Settled in midfield, slightly worse and wider into straight, ran on steadily under pressure near the centre of the track. |
7 | 4 | WINNING GOLD (H461) | K De Melo | TT | Settled in last few dropping to last 700M out, ran on past beaten horses inside final 200M, never nearer. |
8 | 5 | CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) | C Williams | CP/H/TT | Settled in forward of midfield on rail, gained slightly closer to within 3L of pace to 5th on rail home bend, did not find much behind runners the length of straight and hampered by checked runner 70M out. |
9 | 1 | SUPERB BOY (G335) | H Bowman | B1/TT | Broke well from the middle draw, took up running on rail 1200M out setting a sound pace, unable to sustain effort and swamped 150M out. |
10 | 10 | NAMJONG KINGDOM (K015) | B Avdulla | TT- | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, remained well back until sneaking up on rail passing the 900M, reached within 4L of pace in midfield rounding home bend but one-paced in straight. |
11 | 7 | LIVEANDLETLIVE (K156) | Y L Chung | TT | Settled wide behind midfield after beginning from a poor draw, steadied 1000M out drifting further back home bend to one from last into straight, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
12 | 13 | ARMOUR WAR EAGLE (J039) | L Hewitson | XB | Soon taken back to last few from a poor draw travelling keenly off the rail, baulked for a run after straightening, persevered despite tight between runners and badly checked 70M out, never recovered. Jockey penalized. |
13 | 14 | THUNDER BLINK (J019) | M F Poon | H/TT | Settled in midfield, drifted slightly further backward leaving the 1000M, gradually faded after straightening. |
14 | 3 | PRESTIGE ALWAYS (J300) | B Shinn | V/TT | Held up some 2L off the pace 2-wide in 3rd or 4th, found no extra and faded inside final 250M. |
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 |