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Race 7 (257)

YIK YAM HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CAPE CANAVERAL (N393) M Chadwick TT Restrained at start and held at rear one-off the fence. Tight for room 800 but found passage between horses 400m and finished strongly.
2 8 RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) D Whyte TT Restrained after jumping well and held one-off in midfield. Overraced at 800m but ran home strongly between horses final 400m.
3 9 SAMADHI (N200) H W Lai B Ridden from wide draw to go forward and then whizzed around horses to take lead 800m. 2nd into straight and kept on gamely final 400m.
4 11 VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) K C Leung B/XB Made use of inside draw to hold box seat behind leaders. Hugged rail around turn and still in range 200m but no extra close home.
5 6 HAPPY FOREVER (M034) O Doleuze TT Jumped well and held behind the pace to turn. Swung wide into straight but kept on steadily before turning one-pace 200m.
6 5 DREAM BUILDER (M201) U Rispoli TT Ridden up from outside draw and held 3-wide for most of the trip and without cover from 600m. Shown whip 300m but no extra.
7 4 SEA THE PEARLS (M281) K C Ng TT Bumped start and taken back across runners. Had severe check 800m and dropped to last. Made up good ground in straight.
8 10 CAPITAL K (M224) T H So B2 Hard ridden to share lead from 1000m to 800m. Dropped to 3rd around final turn and tired from 300m.
9 12 TOMODACHI (M026) C Y Ho H/PC/XB Jumped best, crossed to rail before 1000m and then led or shared lead to 200m before weakening.
10 3 RUMBA KING (M172) W C Marwing -- No early speed and soon last. Made up some ground around turn but struggled in straight. Never competitive.
11 2 CHINA POWER (M400) G Mosse B/TT Jumped nicely from inside gate and raced along fence in midfield before shifting out 800m. Cut back in 400m but tired badly final 200m.
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