Race 3 (013)
STANLEY HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | E Saint-Martin | B | Slow to begin. Squeezed shortly after start and settled towards the rear. Made a ground saving trip around home turn. Charged through rivals in the final 100 M and held off a late challenger at the line to prevail. |
2 | 3 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | P H Lo | B | Off slowly. Dropped to the back and trailed field until home turn. Rallied strongly and just missed catching the winner. |
3 | 9 | WONG'S FAVOURITE (CG131) | K Shea | SR/V | Raced along the rails in a prominent spot behind the pace. Switched out on straightening and continued well for a minor placing. |
4 | 10 | STRIKE TO WIN (CD361) | H W Lai | -- | Lead or disputed lead in a 2-wide spot. Gained a slim advantage final 200 M. Kept on well but unable to find enough over the final stages to hold off placegetters. |
4 | 11 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | K T Yeung | B | Niggled along to be among early leaders. Remained in the lead or disputed lead until home straight. Continued to vie for the lead at the 200 M but unable to find extra to stay in contention over the final stages. |
6 | 1 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | B Prebble | BO1 | 2-wide at midfield. Under the whip turning for home and took some time to pick up. Made up some ground but ran on only fairly in the home straight. |
7 | 5 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | O Doleuze | B | Good jump and raced better than midfield. Stayed within 3Ls of the pace in back straight. Kept on steadily in the home straight but unable to threaten. |
8 | 8 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced along the rails in midfield. Pressured from 400 M out but was only able to maintain same pace in the straight. |
9 | 12 | CHALLENGER (CE138) | G Boss | TT | Settled behind midfield. Made up ground in the home straight and was closest at the line. |
10 | 2 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | D Whyte | B | Raced behind the pace until home straight. Unable to quicken and tired final 200 M. (Mucopus.) |
11 | 4 | DANZIGMOUNTAIN (CG139) | G Mosse | B/TT | Raced towards the rear and trailed field into home straight. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
12 | 6 | CAPTAIN BUNNY (CD367) | K L Chui | -- | Ridden out of the gates and was wide without cover in a forward spot early. Gradually slipped to midfield but remained without cover middle stages. Struggled at the home turn and 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 |