





Race 9 (073)
SHANGHAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | PACKING POWER (J284) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, challenged the leader early in straight, hit the front approaching 200M, kept on well to the line and scored. (Blood in trachea.) |
2 | 6 | GLORY ELITE (H311) | K C Leung | H | Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L, travelled comfortably on turn, challenged by rival early in straight, peaked and headed approaching 200M, ran on evenly to take 2nd. |
3 | 9 | MY WISH (J256) | L Hewitson | -- | Began awkwardly and made contact, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, bumped and not enough room early in straight, cleared 300M, closed off strongly to take a place, nearest finish. |
4 | 4 | GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) | B Avdulla | CP | Began only fairly, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths behind the leader, found rail after passing 700M, saved ground on turn, no clear run until final 150M, finished off well to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 3 | KAHOLO ANGEL (H216) | E C W Wong | TT | Made contact at start, taken back to race at rear on the inside, angled out 500M, very wide into straight, made some progress early in straight, hung in and peaked near 200M, ran on evenly to the line. |
6 | 5 | STELLAR EXPRESS (J186) | H Bowman | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide, 2 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 10 | MOTOMAN (J436) | P N Wong | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, no daylight early in straight, weakened final 250M. |
8 | 8 | HARMONY FIRE (E175) | L Ferraris | SR-/CP2/TT | Average to begin, in touch, 2 wide, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, peaked on run 300M, weakened final furlong. |
9 | 1 | HASTEN DELIGHT (J229) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Crowded start, raced at rear on the outside, 5 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight. (Roarer.) (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 2 | EIGHTY LIGHT YEARS (H170) | C L Chau | B/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield on outer, no cover throughout, bumped early in straight, peaked 300M, weakened final 200M. |
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 |