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Sha Tin
Course Home Straight Width
A: A Course 430M 30.5M
A+2: A+2 Course 430M 28.5M
A+3: A+3 Course 430M 27.5M
B: B Course 430M 26M
B+2: B+2 Course 430M 24M
C: C Course 430M 21.3M
C+3: C+3 Course 430M 18.3M
NA: A Course - Short Straight - 30.5M
NA+2: A+2 Course - Short Straight - 28.5M
NB: B Course - Short Straight - 26M
NB+2: B+2 Course - Short Straight - 24M
AWT: All Weather Track 365M 22.8M
Sha Tin Racecourse

 

Sha Tin Racecourse

 

  
Happy Valley
Course Home Straight Width
A: A Course 312M 30.5M
A+2: A+2 Course 310M 28.5M
B: B Course
(worked back position)		 338M 26.5M
B+2: B+2 Course
(worked back position)		 338M 24.5M
B+3: B+3 Course
(worked back position)		 338M 23.5M
C: C Course
(worked back position)		 334M 22.5M
C+3: C+3 Course
(worked back position)		 335M 19.5M
Sha Tin Racecourse

         
Going (Turf Track)
Going Penetrometer Reading
Firm F < 2.50
Good To Firm G/F 2.50 - 2.75
Good G 2.75 - 3.00
Good To Yielding G/Y 3.00 - 3.25
Yielding Y 3.25 - 3.50
Yielding To Soft Y/S > 3.50
Soft S  
Heavy H  
It should be noted that penetrometer readings are used as reference for determining track going; jockeys opinion, turf surface and weather conditions are also taken into account.
 
Going (All Weather Track)
All Weather Track
WF: Wet fast FT: Fast
GD: Good SL: Slow
WS: Wet slow RA: Rain affected
NW: Normal watering 
In general, higher the clegg hammer reading, firmer the surface or vice versa on normal weather condition.
   
         
Sampling points
ST Turf   HV Turf   ST All Weather

1

Trainer Stand

1800m

1

Stable Bend

1350m

1

Trainer Stand

1400m

2

Stable bend

1600m

2

Stable Bend

1200m

2

Stable bend

1200m

3

Back Straight

1400m

3

HKFC Bend

1050m

3

Back Straight

1000m

4

Back Straight

1200m

4

Back Straight

900m

4

Home Bend

800m

5

Back Straight

1000m

5

The Rock

750m

5

Home Bend

600m

6

Home Bend

800m

6

Crescent Bend

600m

6

Home Straight

400m

7

Home Bend

600m

7

Sanatorium Bend

450m

7

Home Straight

200m

8

Home Straight

400m

8

Home Straight

300m

8

Winning Post

0m

9

Home Straight

200m

9

Home Straight

150m

      

10

Winning Post

0m

10

Winning Post

0m

      

To understand the result of the draw over various distances, please visit Draw Statistics.