Race 7 (553)
THE ST GEORGE'S CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | SUN TROOPER (CK028) | Z Purton | B | Niggled at to keep amongst leaders early, held slender lead before joined around home bend, had 1L advantage early in straight until seriously challenged closing stages, just lasted. |
2 | 1 | GOOD TO GO (CH096) | D Whyte | B/TT | Slow to jump, settled behind leading group within 3Ls of pace on rails, produced for a run upon straightening, had a tight passage early on, finished off well to just fail by the narrowest of margins. |
3 | 8 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | O Doleuze | B | Began well but soon taken back to rear of midfield, remained similar to straight, fought on well under pressure to do best work late. |
4 | 10 | INVESTAR (CH099) | W M Lai | B | Broke well, settled for midfield position one off the rails, fought on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 4 | EASY (CG095) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began well, settled in 4th within 2Ls of pace mostly one-out-one-back, similar turning for home, could only keep on at the same pace without quickening. |
6 | 7 | THUNDER FLASH (CG270) | K C Leung | TT | Began with others, held rails run just behind leaders, kept on same pace without quickening, swamped for a placing close to home. |
7 | 2 | PERFECT STYLE (CJ329) | B Prebble | XB- | Very slowly away losing many lengths, remained well behind to straight, widest turning in, made significant progress down centre of track, did best work late. |
8 | 3 | KINDACROSS (CG041) | K L Chui | XB/TT | Began moderately, settled towards the rear, made up good ground down centre of straight, nearest at finish. |
9 | 6 | GOOD DISHES (CJ224) | W C Marwing | B1 | Slightly slow out, settled behind midfield on rails, lost position around home bend, renewed effort inside final 200 M producing good late impression. |
10 | 11 | NATIONAL GLORY (CJ176) | J Lloyd | B/XB | Very slowly away losing many lengths, trailed the field to straight, saved ground turning in, worked home steadily running past well-beaten horses. |
11 | 9 | WINDICATOR RETURNS (CJ191) | H W Lai | -- | Began moderately, driven along to share the lead, disputed lead turning in, folded up quickly. |
12 | 12 | SEASON LINKZ (CK133) | M W Leung | B | Soon taken back from the widest barrier, raced wide towards rear, dropped out shortly after 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 |