Race 1 (366)
YIU WA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | D Nikolic | B | Settled on rails in 6th just better than midfield. Gradually improved to 3rd to within 3Ls of pace rounding home bend. Sustained effort to take command over 200 M out. Convincingly. |
2 | 2 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | B Prebble | B/SR | Raced 2-wide in midfield before losing position going up Rock. Towards rear when renewed effort rounding home bend. Ran on steadily under pressure from midfield into straight without threatening. |
3 | 4 | MIRACLE DRAGON (CD254) | S Dye | V/H | Waited with. Shaken up rounding home bend on rails. Ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 12 | JOY AND TREASURE (CD251) | W M Lai | V/TT | Travelled in midfield on rails. Commenced move turning in. Fought on steadily from 4th into straight to reach 2nd inside 200 M only to be swamped close to home. |
5 | 1 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | E Saint-Martin | B | Travelled mostly 3-wide just better than midfield early. Gradually shifted back to mid-division halfway out. Renewed effort turning in to come within 3Ls of lead early in straight. Unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
6 | 6 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | A Starke | B/SR | Travelled at the back. Made modest progress past beaten runners inside final 300 M. |
7 | 9 | ACCELERATION (CD400) | Y T Cheng | B | Travelled in last few to straight. Kept on same pace under pressure without quickening in straight. |
8 | 11 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | H K Yim | CP | Mainly in last few. Only ran past a few well beaten horses closing stages. |
9 | 7 | BRAVERY LUCK (CE108) | O Doleuze | P-/B2 | Settled mainly one back on rails. Chased leader into straight but soon dropped out. |
10 | 10 | WISHING WELL (CD368) | C W Wong | B | Attempted to make all. Weakened out of contention over 200 M out. |
11 | 3 | SIMPLY THE BEST (CE014) | F Coetzee | CP | Raced mainly prominently in 4th one out two back. Gradually weakened rounding home bend. |
12 | 8 | ESPOIR D'OR (CE218) | G Mosse | B | Soon came to dispute lead from wide draw. Gradually yielded ground from halfway out before folding up quickly around home bend. |
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 |