Race 5 (577)
LEI MUK SHUE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | SMART WIN (CA372) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well and was box-seated behind the leader through to straight. Responded well when asked 300 M out, took charge shortly after the 200 M and steadily pulled away from the rest to win comfortably. |
2 | 5 | EVEREST (CC196) | P Payne | B | Began fairly and niggled along to race in midfield or better on rail through to straight. Near the 300 M was slightly held up, soon obtained clear running and ran on well to match 2nd place on the line. (Lame.) |
3 | 8 | LONGMARK (BT294) | G Schofield | -- | Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to take lead on rail with no more than 1-1/2Ls advantage to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 300 M out but failed to fend off challenges from the 1st pair to settle for 3rd. |
4 | 7 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | R Fradd | V | Tardy start from widest and niggled along to race in midfield or worse 2-wide through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M but without threatening the placegetters. |
5 | 10 | OSCAR STAR (CC046) | S Dye | -- | Began fairly and soon raced in a forward position 2-wide. Under pressure at home bend to maintain position. Kept on fairly in early part of straight but became one-paced inside final 150 M. |
6 | 1 | NOBLE WIND (CD175) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Slow to begin and ridden along to race in better than midfield 2-wide. Pushed along to maintain position turning for home. All out 250 M out but failed to quicken and only able to keep on evenly to the line. |
7 | 9 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | J Holder | P-/V2 | Broke fairly and niggled along to race worse than midfield on rail through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out but only able to run on evenly to the line. |
8 | 3 | CHINA WORLD (CA397) | A Marcus | -- | Began well and pushed along to race in a forward position 3-wide without cover through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 300 M and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
9 | 4 | CUPID (BV043) | P H Lo | SR | Slowly away from wide draw and soon settled at the tail on rail through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 300 M out and only ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
10 | 2 | OLIVE OR TWIST (CB271) | T Mundry | B | Unable to muster early speed to race in a rearward position on inner. Hard ridden to hold position making the home turn. Unable to make any impression in straight. |
11 | 12 | VIPER CORP (CA183) | C Williams | -- | Soon settled in a rearward position 2 to 3-wide with cover. Switched to the widest on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to show anything. |
12 | 11 | HIGH PRICE (CD206) | W M Lai | -- | Soon raced in mid-division 3-wide with cover. Commenced to give ground after the 400 M mark and tailed out in straight. |
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 |