Race 8 (256)
FU CHEONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | BOLERO (CJ137) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Urged lightly to maintain a position in midfield, well covered throughout the race, taken outside 350 M, picked up strongly, surged to the front 100 M out and won in fine style. |
2 | 1 | MI REILLY (CJ199) | M Guyon | -- | Crossed to a 3-wide position from draw 12 and not far off leaders, responded well under pressure, ran on soundly but was firmly put aside by the winner inside 100 M. |
3 | 7 | PERFECT FIT (CK323) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Away in good order, quickly moved to the lead but was pressed by a rival throughout, battled on well in front, overhauled near 100 M but managed to hang on for 3rd. |
4 | 2 | TOPPING LIGHT (CL040) | C Y Ho | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground at the start, raced in a rearward position 6Ls off leaders, advanced passing 700 M, finished well down the outside final 300 M and just missed out 3rd place. |
5 | 4 | FULFIL A WISH (CL235) | D Whyte | -- | Driven early but unable to cross, sat back in a 2-wide position within striking distance, pushed along 500 M out and held every chance turning in, kept on effort and could have challenged for 3rd if wasn't steadied inside 100 M. |
6 | 9 | MY TIME (CJ310) | K C Leung | -- | First to jump, guided to the rail and raced ahead of midfield, loomed a threat 200 M but flattened out in late stages. |
7 | 8 | LUCKY AMORE (CK353) | W C Marwing | TT | Urged to race with leaders, restrained to sit in 3rd passing 700 M, didn't find extra pace to challenge leaving the home bend, one-paced throughout. |
8 | 6 | VICTORY IDE SAY (M056) | T Angland | TT | Held a fence position on jumping from draw 1, raced with mid-pack throughout, guided to outside passing 350 M, ran home one paced. |
9 | 11 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | W M Lai | CP/TT | Switched off after the start and raced in detached last about 9Ls behind leader, made some progress in straight without threatening, held up over final 50 M and was not properly tested over the concluding stages. |
10 | 12 | HEALTHY FARM (CL316) | J Lloyd | -- | Checked at the start and near 1100 M, ended up racing in 2nd last about 7Ls off the pace, found very little under pressure inside 400 M, never a threat. |
11 | 3 | BONDI LAD (CK121) | T H So | H | Began well but lost considerable amount of ground when checked near 1100 M, shuffled back to near last turning in and came up empty in the drive. |
12 | 10 | FRESH AIR (CL206) | Y T Cheng | B2 | Caught wide early, crossed to 2-wide passing halfway and dueled for lead, run ended nearing 200 M then weakened rapidly. |
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 |