Race 7 (255)
HOI LAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | PROJECT RUNWAY (CL302) | M Guyon | B | Broke well, pushed up to lead and found the rail just before the first turn, quickened well when asked for efforts 350 M out, kept on soundly to score. |
2 | 5 | EURO SWIFTLY (CK091) | D Whyte | CP/H/TT | Awkward start, urged along early and settled in a fence position in midfield, on heels at home turn, kicked strongly when asked 300 M out, blocked at 100 M, finished off well for 2nd. |
3 | 7 | LEO'S PRIDE (CK094) | G Mosse | B | Given a waiting ride and settled one from the rear on rail, responded well when asked for efforts 300 M out, ran on soundly for 3rd. |
4 | 1 | OTTIMO (CK238) | C Y Ho | -- | Prominently placed in the one-out-one-back spot, kept on satisfactorily when asked for efforts at top of the home straight, bumped at 200 M, couldn't find extra final 50 M. |
5 | 10 | TOY STORY (CJ217) | J Lloyd | SR/TT | Jumped fast, settled one-off in midfield, kept on fairly well when placed under pressure in the home straight, but lacked a decisive kick to challenge the principals. |
6 | 11 | VILASOL (CK303) | G Cheyne | B/SR | Jumped well, settled cozily in the box-seat, kept on fairly when placed under pressure early in the home straight, bumped at 200 M, checked at 50 M, flattened. |
7 | 12 | AMAZING JOURNEY (CH281) | K C Leung | B/TT | Lacked early speed and travelled 4Ls off pace, proved difficult to settle in the early stages, checked at 1200 M, niggled along at home turn, made gradual ground final 300 M. |
8 | 4 | ROYAL PANACHE (CL132) | T Angland | -- | Taken back from gate 8 and travelled 6Ls off the pace at rear, bumped when improving along 5-deep rounding the home turn, finished off fairly, only passed a few tired runners. |
9 | 2 | HELENE WITTY (CL228) | M Chadwick | TT | Awkwardly drawn, caught 4-wide with no cover throughout the trip, bumped at home turn, failed to make up any ground in the straight. |
10 | 3 | LUNAR REFLECTIONS (CL009) | H W Lai | -- | Settled in a 3-wide spot near the rear, on heels at 1000 M, niggled along rounding the home turn, badly checked at 200 M, never recovered. (Blood in trachea.) |
11 | 6 | JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) | N Callan | V-/XB1/B2/TT | Broke well, settled 3-wide 2Ls off the speed, travelled with no cover, outpaced at home turn, weakened sharply at the top of the home straight, dropped out. |
12 | 8 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled in a 3-wide spot in midfield, struggled rounding the home turn, soon weakened and gave ground, bumped at 200 M, tailed 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 |