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Race 1 (206)

CHEVALIER ALUMINIUM ENGINEERING HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) B Prebble CP2 Settled in midfield, commenced move approaching home turn, ran on nicely to hit the front 200 metres out, won readily.
2 3 ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) D Whyte B Jumped fairly, niggled along in midfield early stages, moved closer rounding home bend, improving when hampered 200 metres out, soon renewed effort to claim 2nd near the line.
3 13 ORIENTAL FANTASIA (P269) H N Wong H/SR/TT Broke well from the wide draw, soon led and gradually came across for rails run 1200 metres out, unable to sustain effort and headed inside the 200 metres.
4 14 FOREST COLOURS (P167) C Schofield B Settled well behind from a wide draw, baulked until the 300 metres, ran on under pressure to reach 4th close home.
5 8 RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) N Callan B-/TT1 Moderate start, settled not far off in 5th, reached 3rd briefly after straightening, found nothing under pressure inside final 200 metres.
6 9 HOLY STAR (T068) C Y Ho H/TT Jumped fairly, settled in midfield or just behind, given reminders rounding home bend, made steady headway under pressure in straight.
7 12 BLISS CARTEL (S202) Y T Cheng B Slightly slow out, settled towards the rear on rails, moved slightly closer approaching home bend, had a tight run on rails after straightening and baulked throughout closing stages.
8 7 MIGHTY WONGCHOY (S050) G Mosse B2 Sluggish start, raced keenly behind midfield throughout far side, 3-wide around home bend, nothing to give in straight. (Blood in trachea)
9 11 TELECOM PRINCE (P017) H W Lai B Wide in last few, one-paced under pressure in the run home.
10 2 DOUBLE POINT (S246) Z Purton B Began from the widest draw, given reminders to keep up with the pace before settling just outside the lead, faded out of contention inside the 300 metres.
11 5 GENUINE CHAMPION (P402) G Benoist -- Slow to begin, soon recovered to prominent position just off the pace in 3rd on rails, weakened inside final 300 metres.
12 10 GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) C K Tong B/TT Always well behind, never seen with a chance.
13 4 FRESH AND FRESH (P407) K C Ng V Hard ridden to keep up with first few early, travelled off the rails without cover in 4th far side, dropped out after straightening.
DNF 1 WIRE TO WIRE (S189) V Cheminaud CP/TT Towards the rear, dropped out home bend.
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