





Race 1 (562)
GRADUATE SCHOOL ALUMNI HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | CHATEAU LE PECHE (H471) | C L Chau | B | Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 700M, 3-1/2L back turning in, finished off strongly to score, won by a narrow margin. |
2 | 9 | JOYFUL CHAMPION (G072) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Began well from gate 1, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off well, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
3 | 11 | GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) | L Hewitson | -- | Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home. |
4 | 8 | SUPER HONG KONG (D241) | Z Purton | V/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced at tail, 10 lengths or so back, commenced move 550M, 6 to 7 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, made very good progress in the run home, nearest on line. |
5 | 1 | PERFECT PAIRING (J331) | H Bowman | PC-/B2/TT- | Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, made some progress early in straight, not enough room 150M to 50M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
6 | 14 | LEATHER MASTER (H034) | A Badel | V-/CP1 | Began well from the widest draw, unable to slot in, trapped 3 wide, 2 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, kept on well early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened final 50M. |
7 | 10 | GOLD TACK (H106) | K Teetan | CP | Began well, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide on turn, kept on evenly in straight. |
8 | 7 | SMART ZIPANG (J165) | K De Melo | B/TT | Taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 500M, 6 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight. |
9 | 13 | TURTLE AGAIN (H083) | M Chadwick | B-/CP1/TT | Taken back from gate 13, raced at rear on the inside, angled out approaching 500M, 6 lengths back turning in, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 200M, one-paced thereafter. |
10 | 2 | CHILLI BABA (G339) | J Orman | B | Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 5 | SKYEY BLUE (J212) | K C Leung | TT | Bumped on jumping, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.) |
12 | 4 | IVICTORIAM (J226) | B Thompson | TT | Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, angled out 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
13 | 3 | SUPER TREASURE (J211) | Y L Chung | B | Clean jump, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked on run 450M, weakened early in straight. |
14 | 6 | ORIENTAL TYCOON (J112) | A Hamelin | B | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight, eased inside final furlong. (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 |