Race 6 (389)
HUNG TO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | NICKU NICKU (CC372) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Hard ridden to occupy a favourable forward spot, raced 2-wide throughout 2Ls behind the slow tempo, ran on strongly last 300 M to win. |
2 | 3 | QUALITY-QUALITY (CE250) | B Prebble | -- | Eased at start to get across the rails behind the field, 5Ls off pace, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked room 300 M, dashed strongly when clear to finish a remarkable 2nd. |
3 | 7 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | D Whyte | -- | Pushed early, trapped 2 to 3-wide about midfield, 3-1/2Ls behind the leaders, closed the race off strongly 250 M despite the slow pace. |
4 | 1 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | F Coetzee | B | Pushed to occupy the box seat, traveled comfortably and favoured by the slow pace, however just held ground in straight to run 4th. |
5 | 8 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | D Nikolic | B | Eased back and soon took the rail 6-1/2Ls behind the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, lacked room in straight, however kept dashing well to the line, improving. |
6 | 12 | TELECOM TYCOON (CC039) | M W Leung | B | Hard ridden early to keep up with the field, settled 5-1/2Ls behind the leaders 2 to 3-wide, little dash 200 M despite the slow pace. |
7 | 10 | GLOBAL WAY (CG158) | W M Lai | H | Hard ridden to park outside the leader, 2-wide throughout and benefited by the slow pace, ran on until 200 M flattened. |
8 | 2 | MILITARY OPTION (CD237) | G Mosse | -- | Bumped after the start, 3Ls off pace along the fence, helped by the rail-run but not suited by the slow tempo, lacked room 300 M, just ran on when clear. |
9 | 6 | RAIN IN SPRING (CC320) | C K Tong | -- | Eased back, 2-wide early, 8Ls behind the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, swept 4-wide on straightening, dashed fairly. |
10 | 5 | WAFER KING (CD276) | S Dye | B/TT | Crossed to the rail easily and led at slow early sectionals, hung on until 250 M weakened. |
11 | 11 | SUPERB (CE093) | A Delpech | -- | Eased back, raced keenly, 2-wide early and swept 4-wide on straightening, never competitive. |
12 | 4 | HIGHLAND DAWN (CC138) | A Starke | B | Pushed forward, 2Ls behind the slow pace, trapped 3-wide throughout, not suited by the racing situations, faded quickly on straightening. |
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 |