Race 9 (139)
THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES 50TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:85-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | GOOD WORDS (CL371) | M Chadwick | TT | Jumped fast, soon ran up to lead 1L on rails, quickened well when asked at 300 M, kept on soundly to score. |
2 | 1 | SUPER BOY (CK405) | J Lloyd | TT | Broke well, prominently placed in the box-seat just behind the leader, responded well when asked for efforts final 250 M, finished off strongly for 2nd. |
3 | 10 | FRESH AIR (CL206) | Y T Cheng | -- | Bumped after start, urged along early to take the one-out-one-back spot, lacked a decisive kick to challenge the top two but did keep on well enough for a place. |
4 | 9 | LUCKY BRAVO (CL411) | M L Yeung | -- | Jumped only fairly, soon settled two from the rear on rails, swung widest for home, finished off strongly down centre of the home straight, too late. |
5 | 3 | ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) | K C Leung | H | Settled cosily in the mid-division on rails, looked possible for a place at the top of home straight, only one-paced when placed under maximum pressure. |
6 | 4 | ISLAND SUPER (CH297) | T Angland | TT | Bumped after start, lacked early speed as usual, settled 7Ls off the pace, swung wide for home and obtained clear run at 250 M, made ground steadily without threatening the principals. |
7 | 12 | AMEDEO (CK292) | G Cheyne | TT | Started awkwardly, caught 3-wide with no cover in midfield, only one-paced when asked for efforts in the home straight. |
8 | 6 | JUN QI (CL162) | C W Wong | B- | Taken back from gate 12, settled 7-8Ls off the pace in rear, made some late ground when clear at 200 M. |
9 | 2 | TURF MAGIC (CK307) | Z Purton | B | Given a waiting ride in the early stages, settled one-off in midfield, responded only fairly when asked for efforts final 250 M, no extra final 100 M. |
10 | 7 | PERFECT SPRINT (CL107) | G Mosse | H/TT | Out in line, urged along to hold a fence position 5Ls off the speed, only gave limited response when asked for efforts final 300 M. |
11 | 8 | PLAN B (CJ123) | T H So | V-/B2/TT | Jumped fastest, settled 2-3Ls off the pace on 2-wide, held ground until got tired near 200 M. |
12 | 11 | SUPER GURU (CL005) | W M Lai | -- | Lacked early speed despite being niggled along, caught 3-wide just behind the mid-division, outpaced rounding the home turn, 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 |