Race 7 (137)
CHEUNG HONG HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) | M L Yeung | -- | Broke well, settled cosily 1.5Ls off pace, quickened well when asked at the top of home straight, kept on strongly, hit the front in the final stride. |
2 | 6 | ROYAL FLUSH (CK184) | Z Purton | XB/V2/TT | Jumped only fairly, pushed hard to lead 1L on rails, responded well when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, kept on soundly, just caught on line. |
3 | 5 | KILDARE (CJ198) | J Lloyd | SR | Slow away and crowded for room shortly after start, settled well 5Ls off the pace, quickened well when clear at 200 M, finished off soundly for 3rd. |
4 | 1 | EL MORRO (CK344) | G Mosse | H | Widely drawn, driven to occupy a one-off spot 2Ls behind the leader, obtained clear run early in home straight, made gradual ground under maximum pressure, rather one-paced. |
5 | 3 | LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from gate 11, travelled 3-wide 6Ls off the speed, finished off satisfactorily under pressure final 250 M, but never really troubled the principals. |
6 | 9 | TAKE THE RAP (CL369) | W C Marwing | B1 | Settled 3Ls off the pace on rails, travelled satisfactorily throughout the trip, only one-paced when asked for efforts final 250 M. |
7 | 10 | GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) | Y T Cheng | -- | Pushed hard early and soon settled in the one-out-one-back spot, kept on fairly under maximum pressure, rather one-paced. |
8 | 7 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | B Doyle | -- | Broke well, settled 4Ls off the pace in midfield, caught 3-wide throughout the trip, on heels at 300 M and 200 M, only gave limited response when asked. |
9 | 8 | CALIFORNIA MOON (CK097) | M Chadwick | TT | Lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up settling 6L away in the rear, failed to make up any ground in the home straight. |
10 | 12 | BOSS (CK216) | W M Lai | XB/H | Settled rearward 6Ls off the pace, crowded at 600 M, made some late ground final 150 M under hands and heels riding. |
11 | 11 | LOYAL ARMY (CJ237) | C W Wong | -- | Urged along to hold a one-off position in midfield, hung in in the home straight, on heels at 300 M, failed to make any progress. |
12 | 4 | ISLAND SPEED (CG202) | T H So | B/TT | Jumped fastest from gate12, lacked early speed despite being ridden hard, caught 3-wide, gradually drifted back to midfield, got tried at the top of home straight, faded. |
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 |