Race 2 (012)
MIDDLE BAY HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | PLEASANT WIN (BL162) | D Harrison | B | Settled behind midfield. Made progress rounding home bend to be 4th turning in. Sustained effort to take charge close home. (Lame.) |
2 | 7 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | K H Ting | -- | Settled in 4th or 5th. Made headway from 600 M to be outside leaders turning for home. Hit front closing stages but caught near finish. |
3 | 10 | HONG KONG SUPREME (BL161) | W S Yu | BO | Attempted to make all. Caught closing stages. |
4 | 5 | SURE WIN (BS192) | G Boss | -- | Settled in last few. Came under pressure rounding home bend and widest into straight. Made up good late ground closing stages to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 6 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | S King | -- | Settled in midfield. Niggled along far side. Took closer order under pressure from 600 M to be 5th turning in. Kept on steadily. |
6 | 3 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | E Legrix | -- | Settled at the back. Came under pressure along rails around home bend. Improved to be just behind midfield turning in. Made further progress closing stages. |
7 | 2 | FURIOSO (BN248) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled towards rear. Came under pressure passing Rock. Made headway to be midfield turning for home. Kept on same pace under pressure. |
8 | 4 | TAMBORA STAR (BS097) | D Whyte | -- | Settled behind lead. Came under pressure rounding home bend and challenged for lead turning in. Failed to quicken early in straight. Faded under pressure final 200 M. |
9 | 12 | PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in prominent position. Dropped back slightly from 700 M to be midfield rounding home bend. Found nothing in straight. |
10 | 11 | RAINBOW SEEKER (BN201) | R Fradd | B | Trailed field most of way. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 9 | TAKE OFF (BN234) | J Quinn | B | Niggled along from wide draw. Gradually improved and moved across to track leader turning into back straight. Under pressure passing Rock. Checked near 600 M when giving ground. Never recovered. |
12 | 1 | CHEERFUL BIRD (BT043) | A Munro | -- | Settled around midfield. Weakened from 400 M. |
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 |