Race 8 (227)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | GENERAL KINGY (CB039) | C Williams | B | Between 1L and 2Ls off pace towards inner in 3rd until home straight, switched out to accelerate to the lead at 150 M out, ran on strongly. |
2 | 9 | PAOBRIDGE (CB073) | R Fradd | B | Best away and disputed lead out 2-wide but could not cross to fence, a neck 2nd out 2-wide at 400 M and narrow lead at 200 M, headed at 150 M out, hung on for 2nd. |
3 | 8 | FLASHING STAR (CC018) | W M Lai | -- | Bounded at start, about 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 5th or 6th and 2-wide until home straight, stayed on well in final 200 M for a place. |
4 | 1 | HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) | A Delpech | SR1 | About 5Ls off pace in 11th through to home straight, made some good late ground, nearest at finish. |
5 | 7 | WINNING COUNTER (CA008) | O Doleuze | BO | Awkwardly away with head up, about 4Ls off pace on inner until the 600 M when hard pressed to lie up, kept on stoutly, nearest at finish. |
6 | 3 | OUR JET (CD128) | G Schofield | -- | Always 4-wide without cover on the track when about 3Ls off pace in midfield until the 500 M, entitled to fade out after very wide trip but still stayed on well. |
7 | 4 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | G Mosse | V1 | Disputed lead on fence until home straight and at 200 M, weakened final 100 M. |
8 | 5 | STARDANE (CD299) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Worse than midfield and covered up about 5Ls off pace until home straight, never troubled leaders. |
9 | 10 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | D Dunn | -- | Detached about 12Ls last at 800 M, about 10Ls last off final bend, made some very nice late ground inside final 150 M, nearest at finish. |
10 | 11 | HIGHLILLI (CD092) | F Coetzee | TT | 3-wide but had cover when better than midfield about 2Ls or 3Ls behind leaders until the home turn, one-paced from then on. |
11 | 6 | OKANAGAN (CD045) | S Dye | -- | On fence about 3Ls off speed in 5th through to home straight when under pressure to lie up, very one-paced from then on. |
12 | 12 | WIN AGAIN (CD371) | H K Yim | BO- | Always in rear two, under pressure to lie up when 8Ls behind in 11th at 500 M, soon beaten. |
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 |