Race 8 (478)
CHENNAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) | J Lloyd | TT | Raced keenly towards the rear, checked near 700M and shuffled back to last, had 6Ls to make up passing 400M, picked up strongly inside 200M, surged past odds-on favourite right before line. |
2 | 10 | MI SAVVY (N138) | O Doleuze | SR | Showed good early speed, held back in 3rd entering back straight, had a perfect run down the inside on straightening, led near 150M, kept on willingly, caught last stride. |
3 | 9 | RED LUCKY STAR (M074) | M L Yeung | B | Dropped back from draw 12, raced in last for the first half, bid 3-wide over the turn, ran on well in straight and got up for 3rd near line. |
4 | 8 | KICK SERVE (CL385) | D Whyte | B | Settled 3-wide near the rear, left with no cover from 800M, strode closer to leaders 600M out, stayed on well final 300M. |
5 | 7 | LOADS OF JOY (CL088) | Z Purton | TT | Quickly into stride, up with pace always, kept on well early straight and looked one of the possibles 200M out, faded final stages. |
6 | 2 | BULLISH KING (CL304) | K C Leung | B/TT | Driven forward, caught wide then dropped in behind leaders, came with a strong looking challenge 200M out but turned one pace near 100M. |
7 | 11 | CHATER POWER (CG312) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Mid-division, had no cover down the back straight, dropped back for cover making the turn, made limited progress final 300M running past beaten runners. |
8 | 5 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | A Suborics | BO | Never better than midfield, kept on same pace final 350M, no impression on leaders. |
9 | 4 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | G Mosse | -- | Dropped back from a wide barrier, settled near last 6Ls off the pace, driven out passing 400M but never going the pace to seriously challenge. |
10 | 6 | GLORY HORSIE (M273) | T Clark | B1 | Up with early pace, sat back in 5th 3Ls from leader, not quickened inside 300M, never threatened. |
11 | 3 | WINDICATOR STAR (N233) | B Prebble | H1 | Fractious in barriers, awkwardly away, guided to the fence and improved to midfield, appeared to be travelling well to straight but found little off the bridle, eased final 100M. (Barrier manners unacceptable) |
12 | 12 | JADE CHRISTY (M412) | T H So | SR1 | Slightly slow away, rushed to the lead nearing 800M, travelled fairly to straight, soon headed and out of contention. |
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 |