Race 6 (436)
KOLKATA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | M W Leung | B- | Eased back, 7Ls behind the leaders, 2-wide early and gained the rail at home bend, favoured by the fast pace, progressed steadily 300 M in between runners to win readily. |
2 | 6 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | H W Lai | -- | Pushed to secure the box seat 2Ls off the fast pace, travelled nicely throughout, led 250 M, hung on until 50 M when overhauled, beaten less than a length in 2nd. |
3 | 10 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Eased back, 4-1/2Ls off pace 2-wide, swept towards 3-wide at home bend, on heels 400 M, benefited by the fast tempo, progressed steadily 200 M to finish 3rd. |
4 | 3 | QUALITY-QUALITY (CE250) | B Prebble | -- | Settled midfield, 3-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, favoured by the fast pace, made ground 300 M and briefly took 2nd place until 100 M flattened, beaten in 4th. |
5 | 2 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | G Mosse | -- | Eased back, 5-1/2Ls behind the leaders 2-wide, benefited by the fast pace, made ground steadily in straight. |
6 | 5 | SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) | F Coetzee | SR | Awkwardly away, pushed forward to hold the rail spot about midfield, 3-1/2Ls behind the leader, helped by the fast tempo, however just held ground in straight, run ended 150 M. |
7 | 7 | ARISTOCRACY (CG070) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Awkward away, pushed forward to get across 2-wide, then eased to sit 2Ls off the fast pace, lost ground 600 M, shifted towards 3 to 4-wide at home bend, ran on fairly in final stages. |
8 | 1 | ABLE STANDARD (CG043) | D Nikolic | B/TT | Awkwardly away, soon moved forward to pressure outside leader, 2-wide throughout, harmed by the fast early sectionals, weakened 250 M. |
9 | 9 | MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) | A Delpech | TT | Eased at start to get across the rail behind the field, 5-1/2Ls off the leaders, raced keenly but helped by the fast pace and the rail-run, however no progress in final stages. |
10 | 4 | CHINOOK (CC108) | K L Chui | B | 3Ls off the fast pace, trapped 3-wide throughout in midfield covered too much ground at bends, flattened 500 M. |
11 | 8 | WONG'S FAVOURITE (CG131) | Y T Cheng | SR/V | Hard ridden to try to get across in front, however trapped 3-wide throughout 1-1/2Ls behind the leaders, not suited by the fast tempo, weakened 400 M. |
12 | 12 | TABBRIS (CB088) | W M Lai | B/TT | Hard ridden to lead by 0-1/2Ls along the rails under pressure, burnt out by the fast early sectionals and dropped off 350 M. |
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 |