Race 8 (405)
HARBOUR VIEW HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | ORIENTAL TREASURE (BT030) | W M Lai | TT | On inside and 3Ls off pace early on, 2Ls down turning for home, stuck tight to fence and hit front 200 M out, readily. |
2 | 12 | SPEEDY FORWARD (BT181) | K H Ting | B | Slowly away and tacked across to inside rail from wide draw, about 5 to 6Ls off pace down back straight, 2-wide and 4Ls down turning in, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 6 | HONEST DRAGON (BS223) | S K Sit | -- | Soon led on rail though never clear by more than 2Ls, hung out in straight and grabbed by winner 300 M out, kept on but caught for 2nd close home. |
4 | 11 | DE INTEGRO (BS079) | S King | B | In 2nd place and 1L off pacesetting HONEST DRAGON through to straight, never managed to overhaul that rival in straight and one-paced closing stages. |
5 | 5 | WONDERFUL WINNERS (BN217) | M Kinane | -- | 5Ls off pace on inside 1200 M out, 3Ls down on straightening, never a threat to principals, kept on at same pace to line. |
6 | 3 | EXCEL KID (BN168) | E Saint-Martin | B | Hard ridden to take prominent position upon exiting, always 3 to 4Ls off speed and 2-wide, not quicken up in straight. |
7 | 4 | SUCCESSFUL SPIRIT (BV226) | F Coetzee | B1/TT | Race 2 and 3-wide early on about 3Ls off pace, 3-wide and 2Ls down entering straight and under pressure, found little off bridle. |
8 | 2 | DANDY BUNNY (BV328) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 2-wide about 6 or 7Ls off speed round first bend and down back straight, marginally closer turning for home, never looked like closing on those in front. |
9 | 9 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | W C Marwing | B | 3-wide round first bend, soon niggled along 1100 M out when 8 or 9Ls off pace in rear, moderate late headway to be nearest at finish. |
10 | 8 | PRODIGY (BS294) | W Woods | -- | 5Ls off pace and 2-wide 1200 M out, 3Ls down and 3-wide and under strong pressure turning into home straight, found nothing. |
11 | 7 | LUCKY COMBINATION (CA090) | S Dye | -- | 3-wide and 6 to 7Ls off leader on first bend, always in rear group and at least 2-wide until home bend when became unbalanced 500 M out, no chance from 300 M out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 1 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | M W Leung | -- | Always 4-wide and about 6Ls off pace early stages, entered home straight racing 6 and 7-wide when still well adrift, no chance. |
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 |