Sha Tin
Course Width
A: A Course 30.5M
A+2: A+2 Course 28.5M
A+3: A+3 Course 27.5M
B: B Course 26M
B+2: B+2 Course 24M
C: C Course 21.3M
C+3: C+3 Course 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
 
Happy Valley
Course Width
A: A Course 30.5M
A+2: A+2 Course 28.5M
B: B Course
(worked back position)		 26.5M
B+2: B+2 Course
(worked back position)		 24.5M
B+3: B+3 Course
(worked back position)		 23.5M
C: C Course
(worked back position)		 22.5M
C+3: C+3 Course
(worked back position)		 19.5M
 
Going
Turf Track
F: Firm G/F: Good To Firm
G: Good G/Y: Good To Yielding
Y: Yielding Y/S: Yielding To Soft
S: Soft H: Heavy
All Weather Track
WF: Wet fast FT: Fast
GD: Good SL: Slow
WS: Wet slow RA: Rain affected
NW: Normal watering 
         
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.
 		  
Penetrometer sampling points
ST turf     HV turf  

1

Trainer Stand

1800m

1

Stable Bend

1200m

2

Stable bend

1600m

2

HKFC bend

1000m

3

Back Straight

1400m

3

The Rock

800m

4

Back Straight

1200m

4

Crescent

600m

5

Back Straight

1000m

5

Home Bend

500m

6

Home Bend

800m

6

Sanatorium

400m

7

Home Bend

600m

7

Home Straight

300m

8

Home Straight

400m

8

Home Straight

200m

9

Home Straight

200m

9

Home Straight

100m

10

Winning Post

0m

10

Winning Post

0m