Race 1 (240)
SILENT WITNESS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | HAPPY PARK (J311) | A Atzeni | -- | Shifted out at start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, hard ridden from 300M, took the lead 150M, kept on well to the line and scored. |
2 | 5 | BRILLIANT EXPRESS (J321) | H Bowman | -- | Out with rest, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 2 wide from 700M, 3 lengths back turning in, angled out and made contact early in straight, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck. |
3 | 1 | CITY THUNDER (J173) | L Hewitson | TT | Moderately away, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the rail, a bit closer on turn, unable to obtain clear run until near 150M, finished off well to take a place, not quite able to challenge. |
4 | 4 | MR ENERGIA (J239) | Z Purton | B | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, angled out 500M, 4-1/2L back turning in, bumped near 300M, made good progress thereafter to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 12 | MONARCH COUNTY (J421) | B Shinn | TT | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
6 | 13 | INVINCIBLE LUCKY (J119) | B Avdulla | B- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, angled out 500M, taken wide in straight and made good progress to be nearest on line. |
7 | 7 | LUCKY BLESSING (K073) | P N Wong | -- | Began well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
8 | 2 | PATCH OF TIME (H483) | K Teetan | H | Jumped well, tracked leaders, 2 wide, there to turn, kept on same pace in straight. |
9 | 3 | RUN RUN TIMING (H403) | J McDonald | B1/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, angled out and made contact early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
10 | 6 | FORTUNE BOY (K098) | T Marquand | -- | Moderately away from the widest draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
11 | 8 | SONIC PURSUIT (K051) | C Y Ho | TT | Made contact with the left side of its barrier on jumping and became unbalanced, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
12 | 10 | THE AUSPICIOUS (K004) | A Badel | B1 | Taken back from gate 13, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
13 | 9 | SUPER STRONG MAN (K001) | M Chadwick | -- | Began only fairly, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (Lame right front leg next day morning.) |
14 | 14 | DAY DAY VICTORY (J423) | A Pouchin | B1 | Average to begin, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, difficult to settle in the early and middle stages, 2 to 3 lengths back turning in, bumped and crowded near 300M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |