Race 2 (132)
WAH FU HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | NICKU (CK389) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled 1 out 1 back before rolling to the fence after the 600m. peeled out on straightening hit the front by the furlong and won nicely. |
2 | 9 | MASTER DRAGON (CL137) | K C Leung | B/TT1 | Settled behind midfield, 2 wide with cover. Gained a nice run early in the straight and fought on gamely right to the wire. |
3 | 8 | HUMONGUS (CJ265) | B Doyle | CP-/B2 | Began awkwardly and lost ground settled towards the rear of the field, 2 wide with cover. Ran on nicely. |
4 | 11 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | W M Lai | B/TT | Settled with the backmakers, 3 wide with cover. Closed off well down the centre of the course to figure in the frame. |
5 | 4 | WADASURPRISE (CK272) | G Cheyne | B | Traveled midfield 1 off with cover. Commenced a forward move after the 600m, shifting out to race 3 wide without cover on the circle. Whacked away at the same speed in the run to the line. |
6 | 3 | VINSANTO (CL059) | W C Marwing | CP-/V1 | Snagged back from a wide gate to settle in last position along the rails. Commenced to close off well but ran into traffic problems over the final 150m, not tested properly. |
7 | 6 | GOLDEN BOY (CJ263) | G Mosse | B/TT | Worked forward to lead along the fence. Faded after the last 200m. |
8 | 1 | IMAGINATION (CL043) | D Beadman | -- | Copped some crowding early and was shuffled back to settle worse than midfield, along the paint. Only plodded to the line. |
9 | 7 | GREAT UNITY (CJ209) | Z Purton | CP2 | Settled 3 back 2 deep with cover. Never got going in the final stretch. (Pulled up lame in the RF the following day.) |
10 | 5 | LUCKY AMICI (CK177) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Tracked the leader along the paint. Commenced to give ground after the 600m, struggled in the home straight. |
11 | 12 | MARS EXPRESS (CK329) | H W Lai | P-/TT | Caught out on a limb, 3 wide without cover close to midfield. Never likely. |
12 | 10 | MASTER TOWER (CK012) | T H So | B | Spent plenty of petrol to work forward and cross to race outside the leader after the 1100. Hung in for most of the trip and finished well back. (To trial.) |
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 |