Race 5 (332)
SING WOO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | CHINA WORLD (CA397) | O Doleuze | B- | Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to race in a forward position 2-wide through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out and responded well to take charge inside final 250 M. |
2 | 5 | RED BARON (CC220) | D Whyte | B/TT | Broke with field from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield or worse on rail. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Ran on quite well when asked 200 M out and fended off repeated challenge from 3rd placegetter. |
3 | 2 | CHINOOK (CC108) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Broke fairly and soon raced in midfield or worse 2-wide with cover through to straight. All out 200 M out and responded fairly but was unable to find an extra gear to overhaul the 2nd placegetter to settle for 3rd. |
4 | 3 | OLIVE OR TWIST (CB271) | C Soumillon | B | Broke fairly and hard ridden in the early stages to race in better than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 250 M out but just failed to match speed with the placegetters. |
5 | 8 | SWEETIE (CB036) | H W Lai | B/TT | Broke fairly and steadily eased to midfield or better on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but was never in position to trouble the placegetters. (Lame left hind.) |
6 | 4 | LUCKY SUPERSTAR (CA270) | H K Yim | -- | Began awkwardly and ridden along in the early stages to race in a rearward position on fence through to straight. Made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
7 | 9 | NICKU NICKU (CC372) | C Williams | V-/P1/H1 | Broke best and soon settled in a forward position on rail. Remained in similar position to home straight. All out 200 M out but unable to quicken and kept on same pace to the line. |
8 | 7 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | S Sanders | V | Tardy start from widest and soon raced at back on inner through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out but kept on evenly and only ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
9 | 10 | PORT OF HOPE (CC019) | R Fradd | V/H | Broke with field from wide draw and soon eased to the rear on inner. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to make much impression in straight. |
10 | 11 | THE FACULTY (CB414) | S Dye | -- | Soon settled in rearward position 2-wide through to straight. Failed to make up any ground when asked 250 M out. |
11 | 12 | JUST VICTORY (CB216) | W M Lai | SR | Broke fairly and raced in better than midfield 3-wide without cover. Near the 1300 M was allowed to stride forward to race outside the leader to straight. No extra when asked 250 M out and steadily faded inside final 150 M. |
12 | 1 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | C K Tong | SR | Jumped awkwardly and driven along to take lead on rail. Joined by another runner from 1000 M to home straight. Found nothing when asked 250 M out and steadily dropped out inside final 200 M. |
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 |