Race 1 (496)
ON LAN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | B Doyle | -- | Settled in midfield on rails, commenced run 3-wide around the bend, sustained effort to gain upper hand shortly after straightening, fought on dourly. |
2 | 3 | EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) | B Prebble | B | Soon restrained to race in 5th just better than midfield, circled the field swiftly around the bend, fought on gamely in straight but never able to draw level. |
3 | 6 | ZERO GRAVITY (CH037) | D Whyte | B/TT | Slowly away, soon improved to forward position, raced wide around stables bend to take lead turning into back straight, ceded advantage going up Rock to trail leader into straight, every chance early on but unable to sustain run at the 50 M. |
4 | 12 | STAR OF CHIU TON (CJ175) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Tightened at start dropping to last few, made swift progress far side to lead from the Rock, held advantage into straight but gradually worn down under pressure, swamped for a placing inside final 50 M. |
5 | 8 | PRIMIATA (CG226) | M L Yeung | V/XB/TT | Benefitted from the one draw to lead early, soon conceded lead rounding stables bend to settle just off the speed on rails throughout far side, fought on under pressure without quickening in the run home. |
6 | 2 | ICE FIRE (CJ272) | J Lloyd | SR/XB/H | Minor interference at start, travelled in well back position to straight, saved ground turning in, kept on steadily past well beaten horses, did best work late. |
7 | 5 | TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) | G Cheyne | CP- | Soon restrained to race in last few, saved ground turning in, made some late impression final stages. |
8 | 4 | SOLITAIRE (CK167) | Z Purton | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, settled on rails in midfield, shifted wide for a run turning for home, made no headway. |
9 | 9 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled in rear of midfield or just worse, went wide into straight, made no impression. |
10 | 10 | FORTUNE GALLOP (CH191) | H W Lai | B | Quickly into stride to cross for rails run and settle in 4th within 3Ls of speed, gradually shuffled backward after the Rock, saved ground turning for home, found nothing under pressure in straight. |
11 | 7 | SPEEDY TYCOON (CK107) | C W Wong | B-/H/TT- | Taken across the rear of field after beginning from the widest barrier, remained well behind throughout. |
12 | 11 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | M W Leung | B | Soon driven from a high draw for a prominent spot, settled in 3rd or 4th about 2Ls off the speed, remained similar turning in and gradually faded out of it after straightening. (Lame.) |
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 |