Race 2 (491)
MALDON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | D Whyte | -- | Held up in midfield. Headway rounding home bend to be 4th position into straight. Ran on dourly to just get up on line. (Promoted.) |
2 | 10 | HANDSOME MAN (BS012) | W M Lai | -- | Nearly made all. Fought on well in straight but just pipped at post. |
3 | 4 | PROJECTVISION (BS021) | J Quinn | -- | Began well. Settled just off the pace. Came to challenge upon straightening but failed to quicken to threaten. |
4 | 13 | TOP PRACTITIONER (BM131) | W Woods | -- | Midfield. Improved to 3rd position home bend holding some chance in straight, but raced tightly on rails inside final 200 M without quickening. |
5 | 11 | STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) | D Harrison | TT | Travelled in rear of midfield. Came to challenge under strong pressure around home bend and ran on determinedly down straight to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 8 | CHARITY FIRST (BN022) | S K Sit | B | Settled at the back. Commenced run on rails rounding home bend. Sustained progress in straight to be nearest at finish. |
7 | 3 | DEUCE OF HEARTS (BP027) | F Coetzee | TT | Settled in rear. Improved to midfield rounding home bend. Made no impression in straight. (Demoted.) |
8 | 5 | TYPHOON (BT145) | R Fradd | B-/TT | Badly hampered at start. Remained in rear to straight. Ran past some beaten runners. |
9 | 12 | GOLDEN PHOENIX (BP050) | C Brown | P- | Prominent to halfway. Dropped to 5th position after Rock. Faded further in straight. |
10 | 7 | CHAMPION BOMB (BV128) | Y T Cheng | B | Sluggish at start but quickly recovered to rear of midfield. Became rear of field approaching home bend then made no impression in straight. |
11 | 6 | GOLDCHIN BEST (BV202) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled in midfield then gradually dropped to rear after Rock. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 9 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | K H Ting | -- | Raced wide in midfield to 500 M then no extra. |
13 | 14 | WINNING LUCK (BP227) | C W Mok | -- | Mainly in better than midfield to 500 M then weakened. |
14 | 2 | GOLDEN DECADE (BS112) | A Munro | TT | Raced wide among front rank early stages. Eventually gained position outside leader coming out of stable bend. Dropped away quickly after Rock. (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 |