Race 7 (126)
THE WAYFOONG CENTENARY BOWL (HANDICAP) Rating:75-55 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | XLERATE (CB224) | D Whyte | BO | Settled 2-wide midfield shortly after the start and travelled comfortably until being pressured 500 M. Improved rounding home turn in 3-wide position. Responded well and burst into the lead inside final 100 M. |
2 | 2 | MIGHTY HUGO (CB413) | S Dye | -- | Led heading into the first turn before settling about 1L behind the pacesetter. Remained there until being pressured into a disputed lead on straightening. Stayed on well but was unable to hold off winner final 100 M. |
3 | 9 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | W C Marwing | -- | Travelled 3-deep midfield in early and middle stages. Pressed to go forward rounding home turn. Matched strides with eventual winner in the straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 100 M. |
4 | 6 | RESOURCEFUL PRINCE (CA323) | W M Lai | -- | Urged to move into a position closer to the lead in the early stages. Settled 2-deep and within 3Ls of the pace until straightening. Continued steadily without threatening. |
5 | 3 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | W Smith | -- | Soon settled 2-deep in rear section and remained in similar position until straightening. Improved steadily in the straight despite not finding a clear run 100 M out. |
6 | 8 | GOLD FIELD (CC096) | J Quinn | B | Settled 3-wide and 2Ls down rounding first turn. Continued in same position in the backstraight. Pressured into a disputed lead on straightening and dropped out steadily inside final 100 M. |
7 | 10 | BLACK KNIGHT (CB137) | T Mundry | -- | Ridden after the start to be at midfield but 4-wide. Ended up near the rear after the first turn. Pressured 500 M out and made a late rally to make up some ground in the closing stages. |
8 | 7 | PERPETUAL PLEASURE (CB261) | W Woods | -- | Began awkwardly from widest draw and was taken to race on fence near the rear. Continued to race in that position into the home straight. Made up some ground in the straight despite having difficultly finding clear run final 200 M. |
9 | 12 | KING OF FIELD (CC195) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped awkwardly and soon settled near the back. Raced in last place from 1200 M out until running past a few beaten runners inside the final 200 M. |
10 | 11 | CHERISHED (CB160) | P H Lo | -- | Began well and led from 1200M out. Continued to lead until pressured on straightening. Started to drop out inside 200 M. |
11 | 4 | DIAMOND MOON (CB019) | A Delpech | -- | Raced in a prominent position in the early and middle stages. Unable to quicken when asked on straightening. |
12 | 5 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | G Mosse | B | Raced on fence at midfield until straightening. No response when pressured and was eased down in the concluding stages. |
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 |