Race 3 (314)
EDINBURGH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | KING HOGAN (CE257) | A Starke | B | Settled in a prominent position behind the pace. Switched out from behind the leader on straightening and quickened nicely. Ran down the early leader and drew clear final 200 M. |
2 | 10 | VITAL PATROL (CC335) | C Soumillon | -- | Settled on fence behind midfield. Made a ground saving trip around home turn and quickened nicely on straightening. Zigzagged through traffic and was closest at finish. |
3 | 4 | COME HO CHOI (CE082) | S Dye | B | Took the lead at 1200 M. Held a length's advantage into the home straight and was headed by winner final 200 M. Stayed on fairly over the final stages and held on for a minor placing. |
4 | 9 | RAIN IN SPRING (CC320) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled on fence at midfield. Continued to race along the rails making home turn and was 2Ls behind the pace on straightening. Kept on fairly to make the frame. |
5 | 11 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | H W Lai | TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield. Ran on without threatening in the straight. |
6 | 7 | SNIPER (CD110) | D Nikolic | B/XB | Settled towards the rear. Kept along the rails making home turn and made up ground in the straight. |
7 | 1 | SPOKESMAN (CD099) | A Delpech | -- | Dropped back from a wide draw and settled in a rearward position. Made up ground by running past tired runners in the straight. |
8 | 12 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | W M Lai | B | Jumped well and raced among leaders early stages. Settled 2-wide and kept within 3Ls of the leader back straight. Unable to quicken after straightening and stayed on same pace to the line. |
9 | 2 | FUJIAN PRINCE (CE006) | K T Yeung | SR/TT | Tracked leader in a 2-wide position. Never quickened after straightening and weakened in the straight. |
10 | 8 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | M Nunes | -- | Caught wide amongst leaders in early stages. Eased back to settle with cover behind midfield from 1200 M onwards. Ran on at same pace in the straight. |
11 | 5 | BARRACUDA (CB320) | C W Wong | -- | Failed to muster early speed to keep pace with leaders. Squeezed near 1300 M and gradually slip back to behind midfield. Regressed further after the Rock and trailed field into home straight. Made no impression thereafter. |
12 | 3 | SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) | M W Leung | SR | Ridden along to a forward position from a wide draw but raced wide and without cover. Kept within 3Ls of the pace back straight and remained without cover making the turn. Weakened and tailed out 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 |