Race 8 (252)
THE MILLENNIUM CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-64 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | FLORAL JOY (BT032) | J Quinn | -- | Soon led and made all for a commanding victory. (Promoted.) |
2 | 13 | BILLION DELIGHT (BP086) | C T Cheng | B | Soon settled at rear. Ran on well 300 M without threatening the winner but managed to snatch 2nd place on the line. |
3 | 11 | WONDERFUL WINNERS (BN217) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mostly towards rear. Closer order along rail turning in. Ran on steadily in straight and was a distant 2nd briefly before being pipped on the line. |
4 | 6 | HAPPY CHAMP (BS226) | D Whyte | B | Led briefly before settling in touch, 2nd turning in. Kept on well without threatening and was swamped final strides for a placing. |
5 | 8 | FULL METAL JACKET (BS007) | F Coetzee | -- | Midfield early. Awkwardly placed winning post first time and steadily dropped towards the rear. Improved to midfield rounding home bend. Ran on without threatening. |
6 | 5 | MASTER MAGIC (BP193) | R Fradd | -- | Jumped well but settled in midfield or better passing winning post first time. Under pressure rounding home bend. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
7 | 3 | COMMANDER CHARLIE (BS155) | B Doyle | -- | Mainly towards rear. Inconvenienced and taken wide turning in. Ran on steadily in straight. |
8 | 1 | TRIUMPHANT FEELING (BS252) | Y T Cheng | B | In touch early before settling in midfield or better from 1000 M. Kept on without threatening in straight. |
9 | 2 | LEGITIMATE (BM240) | E Legrix | B | Soon midfield. Kept on without threatening in straight. |
10 | 10 | WILLIAM'S SURPASS (BP285) | P Smullen | TT | Slowly away. At rear. Steadied approaching 200 M. Not a factor thereafter. |
11 | 9 | GOOD NEWS (BS280) | B Marcus | B | Mainly midfield and inclined to over-race travelling wide without cover in the early stages. Trapped wide turning in. Soon tired. |
12 | 4 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | D Boeuf | B | Jumped awkwardly and remained at rear. Last from Rock. Not a factor in straight. |
13 | 12 | ZINEDINE (BT242) | F Sanchez | -- | Ridden forward to be in touch. Improved to 2nd rounding stable bend. Dropped back to midfield rounding home bend despite being hard ridden. Tired badly in straight. |
14 | 14 | TOYMARK (BS200) | K S Yu | P- | Ridden early to be in touch. Midfield 400 M out. Weakened badly upon straightening. |
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 |