Race 6 (412)
GASCOIGNE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) | C Soumillon | B | Slowly away but soon in midfield or better. Swift headway from 1100 M to 3rd or 4th. Ran on well in straight and pulled away effortlessly final 200 M for a commanding victory. |
2 | 2 | MATIRI KING (CE266) | C Munce | H | Slowly away and remained at rear. Improved quickly on the outside from 900 M to lead at 600 M. Got left behind by winner 200 M out but did enough to secure a distant 2nd. |
3 | 8 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | SR | Dropped from wide draw to the tail. Improved on the outside to be 5Ls back turning in. Ran on steadily to grab a distant 3rd in the closing stages. |
4 | 6 | WINNING SUNSHINE (CB291) | C W Wong | -- | 4th or 5th down the straight the 1st time but proved difficult to settle throughout the middle stages. Kept on in straight to just miss a distant 3rd. |
5 | 7 | CHEERFUL HEART (CC206) | E Saint-Martin | B | Led until settling in 3rd place from 1600 M. Crowded and lost ground at 600 M. 2Ls down upon straightening. Kept on without threatening principals in straight. |
6 | 4 | KOWLOON FIT (CE247) | D Whyte | -- | Soon sat 1 out 1 back behind the leader. 2Ls down in 4th from 600 M and commenced to hang in. Very one-paced in straight. |
7 | 12 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | C K Tong | TT | Midfield or worse. Towards rear from 800 M. 5Ls back upon straightening by saving ground along rail. Made up some ground final 200 M despite having to steady off heels 100 M out. |
8 | 11 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | C Brown | V- | 4th or 5th from the 1st bend. Unable to quicken in straight before weakened 200 M out. |
9 | 9 | KA KA WIN (CD006) | S Dye | B | Went forward to lead from 1600 M after being trapped wide with no cover and hampered in the early stages. Headed at 600 M when already under pressure. Tired badly inside 200 M. |
10 | 1 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield. Proved difficult to settle and bumped the rail at 1800 M. Under pressure rounding home bend but found nothing in straight. |
11 | 5 | MILLION SUCCESS (CE158) | B Prebble | V | Midfield early but trapped wide with no cover and steadied towards rear but still 3-wide from 1600 M. Headway to midfield or better from 1000 M. Dropped out tamely inside 200 M. |
12 | 10 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | S Sanders | CP | Towards rear. Dropped completely out of contention 500 M out. (Blood in trachea and irregular heart beat.) |
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 |