Race 7 (119)
TAI TAM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | RAINBOW SEEKER (CK300) | K C Leung | B | Cosily placed in a one-off spot just behind the speed, responded well when asked for efforts final 350 M, hit the front at 100 M, finished off soundly to withhold the challenger. |
2 | 10 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | W C Marwing | SR/TT | Badly bumped after start, settled one from the rear on rails, niggled along in the middle stages, hung in under pressure in the home straight, ran on strongly final 250 M for 2nd. |
3 | 8 | SHOWTIME (CK278) | D Whyte | B | Badly bumped after start, settled 6Ls off the speed on rails, checked at 500 M, finished off strongly down centre of home straight, got a place in the final stride. |
4 | 6 | HORSE GALORE (CL220) | Y T Cheng | -- | Out in line, niggled long to share the lead on 2-deep, kept on satisfactorily when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, caught by the winner at 100 M, just missed a place. |
5 | 7 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | D Beadman | -- | Crowded after start, prominently placed in midfield on rails, responded well when asked for efforts final 250 M, improved gradually along the inner, just missed a place. |
6 | 2 | PERFECT SPRINT (CL107) | C Y Ho | H1/TT | Lacked early speed as usual, travelled 5Ls behind the leader on the fence, took time to pick up early in the home straight, made gradual ground under maximum pressure final 200 M. |
7 | 3 | REGENCY WINNER (CK410) | M Chadwick | CP1/TT | Awkwardly started, lacked early speed despite being urged along, travelled 8Ls away in the rear, niggled along in the middle stages, covered some late ground final 250 M, blocked at 50 M. |
8 | 12 | VINTAGE HUSSLER (CL266) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped fastest, easily ran up to share the lead on rails, caught at 250 M, one-paced. (Sustained abrasions above the right hock.) |
9 | 1 | MR VIGOROUS (CL189) | T H So | -- | Crowded after start, urged along to hold a fence position just behind the speed, on heels at 350 M and 150 M, only one-paced when asked early in the home straight, soon flattened. |
10 | 4 | KICK SERVE (CL385) | J Lloyd | -- | Jumped well, soon eased to a 3-wide spot 5Ls off the pace, crept closer at the home turn, kept on fairly when asked for efforts early in the home straight, no extra final 100 M. |
11 | 9 | MULTIBULLISH (CL362) | T Angland | -- | Bumped after start, settled one-off in the mid-division, only gave limited response when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, soon faded. |
12 | 5 | BET ON ME (CK376) | H W Lai | XB | Jumped only fairly, pushed hard to share the lead on 3-wide, got tired at the top of home straight, soon dropped out. |
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 |