Happy Lucky Dragon Win | 'Wacky Races' makes its way to Sha Tin
All we needed was Dick Dastardly in the Mean Machine being chased by Penelope Pitstop and Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific, all charging along the outside fence, because last Saturday was the closest we are ever going to get to Wacky Races at Sha Tin. Punters were that perplexed they were praying for more races on the much-maligned all-weather track, just for some certainty.
All we needed was Dick Dastardly in the Mean Machine being chased by Penelope Pitstop and Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific, all charging along the outside fence, because last Saturday was the closest we are ever going to get to Wacky Races at Sha Tin. Punters were that perplexed they were praying for more races on the much-maligned all-weather track, just for some certainty.
Where do you look when 14 horses turn for home and head to otherwise uncharted sections of the track, and how do we judge the form? “Screw it up and toss it in the bin,” said one leading trainer.
The rail was in the “C+3” configuration. To save the inside sections of turf from wear and tear, the running rail is shifted across the track to varying positions during the season – A is the true position, out to A+3, B, B+2, C, with C+3 being the widest. So the running rail was in fact 12 metres closer to the outside than usual. It means getting to the favoured firmer ground on the outside is easier, and therefore the ground lost in getting there is more easily offset by the faster speeds out wide.
