





Race 1 (418)
DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Wet Slow
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | FALCON COURT (J056) | K Teetan | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, positioned 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 3 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) | M Chadwick | B/TT2 | Moderately away from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 400M, finished off well to take 2nd. |
3 | 12 | DIAMOND SOARS (G201) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced in 2nd, travelled well to turn, hard ridden approaching 300M, kept on well early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
4 | 5 | DOUBLE BINGO (J309) | M F Poon | P1/H2/TT2 | Out with rest, raced in midfield on the outside, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame. |
5 | 6 | EVER SMART (J179) | A Badel | TT | Began well from a wide draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, 2-1/4L back turning in, kept on evenly in straight. |
6 | 9 | TIMESTORM (G109) | H Bowman | V/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back, found rail near 550M, same margin back turning in, made some headway in straight. |
7 | 10 | VERBIER (J187) | B Avdulla | B2/TT1 | Slowly away, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. |
8 | 7 | DAY DAY VICTORY (J423) | L Ferraris | -- | Quickly into stride, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2 lengths turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame left front leg.) |
9 | 1 | WISDOM STAR (J351) | A Atzeni | V-/PC1/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, dropped towards rear 600M, 7 lengths back turning in, made no progress in straight. |
10 | 4 | SMART LEADER (B456) | K De Melo | PC/XB/TT | Out in line, raced behind midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, 8 lengths or so back turning in, failed to make any progress in straight. |
11 | 8 | FUNG (J101) | P N Wong | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 2 | ISLAND GOLDEN (H018) | H Bentley | B2/TT | Moderately away, showed no early speed, raced at tail, 13 lengths back turning in, eased early in straight. (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 |