Race 3 (592)
KWU TUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SUNNY DESERT (CB346) | S Dye | B/SR | Bumped and lost ground at the start and raced towards the rear early. Niggled along to improve after 800 M and was near midfield making home turn. Switched out for a rally in the straight and ran down the leader near the post. |
2 | 1 | GANBARIA (CE052) | W C Marwing | B | Broke well. Disputed lead before taking over at 800 M. Opened up a 2Ls advantage on straightening. Kept on gamely final stages but was caught near the line. |
3 | 2 | DANEMAN HILL (CD374) | B Prebble | P | Jumped only fairly. Raced on fence and no worse than midfield. 4Ls off the pace at the bend and quickened on straightening. Continued well in the final stages for a minor placing. |
4 | 5 | SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) | C Munce | -- | Dropped to rear section from widest draw. Saved ground along the rails making home turn. Steadily made up ground in the straight and was closest at finish. |
5 | 10 | WISDOM EXPRESS (CB377) | K L Chui | B | Disputed lead before taking a sit behind the leader near 800 M. Kept pace and remained in a similar spot after straightening. Stayed on fairly but unable to turn up a notch in closing stages. |
6 | 12 | MASTER ABLE (CD349) | S K Sit | -- | Jumped awkwardly and trailed field until straightening. Kept on fairly and made up ground in the home straight. |
7 | 8 | VITAL SPARK (CE292) | Y T Cheng | -- | Outpaced and raced 2-wide behind midfield. Switched out on straightening and made up some late ground. |
8 | 11 | SMARTY FACE (CE051) | G Schofield | V | Among leaders before taking a sit at midfield after 1000 M turn. Wide and without cover at midfield back straight. Improved in a 3-wide position at the bend and reached within 2Ls of the lead 400 M. Weakened final 200 M. |
9 | 9 | THUNDER STORM (CA226) | W M Lai | B/H | Jumped well from wide draw and was out-paced. Steadily dropped to rear section. Last on straightening and only ran past a few beaten runners. |
10 | 6 | BAJAN BELL (CG142) | D Whyte | B1 | Off slowly. Travelled 2-wide at midfield. Lacked a response when pressured making home turn. Steadily dropped out in the straight. |
11 | 3 | FLYING DAGGER (CG025) | F Coetzee | TT | Hard ridden to contest for the early lead. Checked at the 1000 M turn and lost ground. Better than midfield back straight. Struggled to keep up at home turn and found nothing in the straight. |
12 | 7 | HAPPY ASH (CG106) | C W Wong | -- | Among leaders early. Travelled 2-wide behind the pace after 800 M. Unable to keep pace at home turn and weakened in the 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 |