Race 5 (362)
SAI KUNG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | BONDI LAD (CK121) | W M Lai | H | Jumped fast, pushed hard to take the lead and find the rails passing 900 M, suited by the soft tempo, responded strongly when asked for efforts in home straight, never threatened. |
2 | 8 | BEAUTY EXPRESS (CJ284) | J Victoire | -- | Pushed hard to hold a fence position in midfield, urged along turning for home, ran on strongly under pressure final 250 M but found it too late to challenge the winner. |
3 | 3 | GLENEALY STAR (CH284) | T H So | TT | Broke well from gate 1, niggled along to take the box-seat just behind the leader, crowded for room early in straight, fought hard for 3rd under maximum pressure. |
4 | 6 | HAPPY REUNION (CK163) | Z Purton | B/TT | Driven to sit cozily in the one out one back spot, had his chance in home straight, hung in and bumped near 200 M, just lost a place in last few strides. |
5 | 12 | WELL NOTED (CG313) | M W Leung | B/TT | Jumped well, prominently sat 2-3Ls off the speed, travelled well throughout, had every chance in home straight, only one-paced when asked for efforts final 250 M. |
6 | 10 | WINNER SMART (CK029) | D Whyte | TT | Awkwardly start, sat comfortably in the mid-division, 2-wide with cover, shifted wider for home, responded only fairly when asked, made some late progress final 150 M. |
7 | 5 | NORTH HILL (CJ082) | A Suborics | -- | Given a waiting ride as usual and travelled 6Ls behind the pace, crept closer along 3-wide from 600 M, made little ground in home straight but never really troubled the principals. |
8 | 2 | REWARDING STAR (CG234) | C K Tong | XB/TT | Lacked early speed, travelled 6Ls behind the leader, struggled rounding bend, made no impression in home straight. |
9 | 9 | HANDSOME BATCHELOR (CL076) | Y T Cheng | XB | Started very awkwardly, ended up in fence spot 5L off the pace, checked at 700 M, made no progress in home straight. |
10 | 1 | POLYGOLD (CK309) | B Doyle | -- | Broke only fairly from the outside barrier, settled last on the rails, saved some ground rounding bend, lacked a kick in home straight. |
11 | 7 | MEDIC FORTUNE (CK057) | J Lloyd | XB-/B | Out in line, sat 3-wide with no cover in midfield, gave no response when asked inside 300 M, well beaten. |
12 | 4 | MAGIC SWEEP (CH299) | B Prebble | B | Slow to begin, caught wide and struggled at the rear throughout, never competitive. |
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 |