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Race 5 (338)

SPORTS ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 FORTUNE BRAVO (N054) A Suborics H/V Fast break & driven to lead, headed 1200m, tracked 1 back on rail, shaken up to 2nd 500m, driven 400m, switched out, grinding run to lead 50m.
2 9 EASY AHEAD (CK212) K C Ng H Smart start, rolled to lead 1200m, set steady tempo, kicked on 400m, all out & headed 50m.
3 5 AMBITIOUS TREASURE (CJ173) H W Lai B-/SR1/TT Sharp start, sat 3rd 1 off no cover, advanced to 2nd 800m, driven 600m, boxed on gamely, held on for 3rd.
4 10 RECORD HIGH (CK202) D Whyte B/SR Good break, sat fore of midfield on rail, switched out & driven final turn, stayed on and just missed out on 3rd.
5 11 SURE CHAMP (N013) T Clark XB/TT Restrained at break, sat last pair 1 off, advanced 3 wide 800m, progress wide on turn, ran on soundly centre track.
6 7 COOL BEAN (N076) G Mosse -- Fair break, settled 1 off with cover behind midfield, hard-ridden in rear home turn, rallied for solid gains to wire.
7 2 TRAVEL GUIDE (CK101) Z Purton B Smart start, off heels early, raced midfield on fence, shuffled back 800m, driven 300m, one-paced in run & off heels 100m.
8 6 PLAIN RED BANNER (N327) O Doleuze B Awkward break, over-raced initially, sat midfield 1 off, bustled 800m, off heels 600m, driven for modest late gains.
9 1 COMMON GOAL (M167) B Prebble B Snagged back at break to race behind midfield on rail, shuffled back & driven 600m, plugging on when off heels 50m & eased.
10 12 HEART OF GRACE (M398) C K Tong B/H Tardy break, initially sat midfield 1 off, advanced to 4th backstretch, ridden 400m, weakened in run.
11 8 PRONOUNCED HONOUR (N313) T Angland B Taken behind from wide gate to race last pair on rail, switched 3 wide 600m, last & driven 300m, struggled in run.
12 4 WIN ESPRIT (M404) N Callan B Slow start, caught 3 wide no cover midfield, driven 500m, found nothing in stretch.
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