Race 7 (201)
THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped fast, easily ran up to lead 2Ls, quickened well when asked 300 M out and kept on soundly to win. |
2 | 5 | GLENEALY STAR (CH284) | Y T Cheng | TT | Prominently placed 2Ls behind the leader, kept on soundly for 2nd under maximum pressure, but never really threatened the winner. |
3 | 2 | SUPREME FAY FAY (CL185) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Pushed up to occupy a fence position 3Ls off the pace, responded well when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, finished off well for 3rd. |
4 | 1 | FIRST IN COMMAND (CL085) | D Beadman | H/TT | Bumped at start, settled one-off 4Ls off the speed, had all chances in the home straight, only one-paced under maximum pressure. |
5 | 12 | WELL NOTED (CG313) | T H So | TT | Crowded at start, taken back from gate 9 and travelled 9Ls off the pace at the rear, improved along the rail in the home straight, finished off well for 5th. |
6 | 6 | SHOWTIME (CK278) | D Whyte | B | Niggled along to hold a one-off spot in midfield, responded fairly when asked for efforts 400 M out, made gradual round, rather one-paced. |
7 | 10 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | W C Marwing | SR/TT | Crowded at start, settled 7Ls off the pace, urged along halfway, made gradual ground final 250 M, never really troubled the principals. |
8 | 7 | BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) | K C Leung | B-/CP1/TT- | Bumped at start, lacked early speed as usual and travelled 7Ls off the speed, covered some ground early in the home straight, could not find extra final 100 M. |
9 | 9 | MULTIBULLISH (CL362) | T Angland | B1 | Urged along to hold a fence position in midfield, held ground until flattened at 200 M. |
10 | 8 | MY WHISKY (CK071) | M L Yeung | CP1/TT2 | Bumped at start, raced on-pace but caught wide with no cover throughout the trip, outpaced at home turn, weakened at the top of the straight, faded. |
11 | 4 | ROCKET PROUD (CL392) | M Chadwick | TT | Crowded at start, lacked early speed and lost touch halfway, 20Ls away at home turn, never competitive. |
12 | 11 | ETERNAL BEAUTY (CL012) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Crowded at start, caught wide with no cover in midfield, over-raced when restrained, weakened at the top of home straight, finished tailed out. (Abnormal breathing noise.) |
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 |