Race 3 (386)
WAI YIP HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SOLAR POWER (CE047) | M Nunes | TT | Settled 2-wide at midfield. Quickened nicely 300 M out and kicked away from rivals final 200 M. |
2 | 3 | QI'S PET (CD321) | G Mosse | B | Raced along the rails at midfield. Kept on well in the straight but unable to find enough to challenge winner in the closing stages. |
3 | 5 | UNIQUE SPEED (CG134) | A Starke | V1 | 2-wide better than midfield. Gradually closed in on the leader in a 2-wide spot making the turn and was in contention for the lead near 200 M. Unable to find extra to keep pace with winner in the closing stages. |
4 | 6 | MASTER DREAMER (CE293) | D Whyte | B | Better than midfield. Raced along the rails and 2Ls behind the leader turning for home. Kept on fairly in the straight. |
5 | 7 | WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) | B Prebble | TT | Raced on the fence at midfield. Became badly unbalanced when crowded near 1300 M and slipped behind midfield. Gradually shifted out after straightening and made a strong closing run final 200 M. |
6 | 9 | ALWAYS HAPPY (CE085) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Ridden to take the early lead. Took a sit behind the leader after 1000 M. Kept on well after straightening and regained the lead at 200 M. Unable to find extra to remain in contention closing stages. |
7 | 12 | EVER KING (CE147) | H K Yim | V/TT | Taken back from widest draw. Raced towards the rear until home straight. Responded well and closed the race off with a strong run. |
8 | 8 | SNIPER (CD110) | D Nikolic | B/XB | Awkward jump and raced in rear section. Kept along the rails making home turn and remained towards the rear on straightening. Took some time to pick up and only made up a bit of late ground. |
9 | 2 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | C K Tong | -- | Botched the start and was taken back. Raced in rear section most of the way and trailed field on straightening. Only ran past a few beaten runners. |
10 | 11 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | P H Lo | TT | Ridden along early stages to keep pace behind leaders. Crowded at 1400 M and then raced no better than midfield. Lacked the needed response in home straight and was hampered near 200 M. |
11 | 10 | TABBRIS (CB088) | S Dye | B/TT | Ridden along to be in a forward position. Pushed continuously to take the lead near 1000 M. Weakened and dropped out in the home straight. |
12 | 1 | FORTUNE BOY (CC378) | W M Lai | -- | Lacked early speed and raced in a rearward position. Made up a bit of ground after 600 M but found nothing 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 |