Race 4 (361)
TSUEN WAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | IMPLIED VOLATILITY (CK046) | Y T Cheng | B | Out in line, urged to find a one-off position 3Ls behind the leader, travelled nicely throughout, niggled along rounding bend, kicked impressively final 300 M, drew clear easily 100 M. |
2 | 2 | LEO'S PRIDE (CK094) | G Mosse | B | Held up in a fence position 5-6Ls off the pace, patiently ridden until the home straight, responded well when asked for efforts final 250 M, ran on soundly for 2nd. |
3 | 8 | NEW IDEA (CK007) | B Doyle | CP | Travelled keenly in early stages when restrained 2Ls off the speed, allowed to stride forward passing 1000 M, tracked leader until headed in by the winner 100 M, fought hard for 3rd. |
4 | 12 | SPICY FRUITY (CJ220) | C W Wong | -- | Broke fairly, pushed forward to lead 1L on rails, joined from 400 M, kept on well under pressure in home straight, overhauled by winner 100 M out, unlucky to lose a place in the final stride. |
5 | 4 | RECORD HIGH (CK202) | A Gryder | -- | Slow to begin, restrained 4Ls off the pace on rails, checked 1100 M and 700 M, made ground steadily under pressure final 250 M without offering threat to the principals. |
6 | 6 | HEALTHY BLUEBERRY (CK222) | D Whyte | V | Jumped fast, ideally placed in the box-seat just behind the leader, niggled along rounding final bend, only one-paced when asked in home straight, outpaced final 200 M. |
7 | 1 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | Z Purton | B/TT | Jumped fast, urged along to occupy a 2-wide position just behind the mid-division, improved little along 3-deep at the final turn, gave very limited response when asked final 300 M. |
8 | 3 | MEGA BULLET (CH192) | B Prebble | -- | Lacked early speed, always rearward, swung widest for home, only passed a few beaten runners. |
9 | 11 | FAIRWOOD CROWN (CK040) | M W Leung | SR | Broke well from gate 1, sat prominently within striking distance from the leader, struggled rounding bend, could not find extra final 200 M, soon dropped out. |
10 | 10 | CENTURY MOLLY (CK067) | T H So | CP | Jumped awkwardly from the widest, failed to muster, caught wide with no cover in early stages, crept closer in middle stages and travelled 2Ls off the speed, hung in and weakened 250 M out. |
11 | 5 | CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) | A Suborics | B | Taken to rear from gate 11, travelled 8Ls away on the rails, failed to make up any ground in home straight. |
12 | 7 | BRILLIANT ONE (CG212) | W M Lai | -- | Held up in a rearward position 3-wide with cover, made no progress in home 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 |