Race 8 (120)
HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | HOLIDAY SUN (CJ328) | T Angland | CP | Travelled well in a position towards the rear, switched wide 500 M out to commence his run, came home very strongly and had the race won passing 100 M. |
2 | 3 | OTTIMO (CK238) | Y T Cheng | -- | Caught 3-wide over the 1st turn then settled 2-wide in midfield 4Ls off the pace, finished well but not matched winner's pace final 150 M. |
3 | 9 | MY MATE ADRIC (CL004) | J Lloyd | H | Had an uncontested lead and set steady pace upfront, drifted out under pressure in straight, headed 200 M, kept on to line. |
4 | 1 | ABSOLUTE HEDGE (CL032) | K C Leung | TT | Behind midfield along the fence, switched to outside for a clear path nearing home straight, stayed on well. |
5 | 5 | VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) | Z Purton | TT | Prominent early then reigned back to sit behind leaders, moved up to challenge nearing 400 M, briefly led mid straight but run ended 100 M. |
6 | 10 | MR TOPAZ (CL097) | H W Lai | SR | Settled in mid-division along the rail, shifted out 2-wide to challenge inside 450 M, kept on with leaders to 150 M then unable to obtain clear running, not properly tested. |
7 | 6 | HELENE WITTY (CL228) | M Chadwick | TT | Went forward, caught 3-wide over the 1st turn, settled one out one back from 1000 M, one paced turning in and weakened inside 200 M. |
8 | 2 | O'REILLY MAGIC (CJ134) | C Y Ho | TT | Placed 2-wide in mid-division, came under pressure 450 M and found no extra to challenge in straight. |
9 | 12 | JUST CHILL (CK221) | T H So | TT | Moved across to a rail position and settled in 10th 7Ls behind leader, cleared 250 M but couldn't quicken. |
10 | 7 | GIVE WELL (CJ109) | D Whyte | BO | Held up in last well off the pace in first half of the race, not quickened under pressure in straight. |
11 | 11 | SKY WALKER (CJ319) | G Cheyne | CP | On the fence tracking leading pair, had to be nudged along approaching home straight, one paced and gave ground rapidly final 150 M. |
12 | 4 | ROYAL PUMPKIN (CJ341) | C K Tong | -- | Soon taken across from a wide barrier, settled in 2nd last 7-8Ls off the pace, made steady headway inside 350 M but was held up behind a beaten runner final 100 M. |
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 |