Race 3 (372)
SHUI WO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | TOM'S EIGHTH (CL087) | R Fourie | B/TT | Failed to muster speed early despite hard ridden along, then taken back to settle 5Ls off the pace 2 wide, finished off the race well to score by a neck. |
2 | 12 | LITTLE RAINFOREST (N101) | M Chadwick | B-/TT | Began awkwardly, then taken back to the rear, settled 3Ls behind the leader on the fence, dashed well for 2nd. (lost left front plate) |
3 | 10 | BEAUTY KING (N028) | T H So | SR-/V1 | Hard ridden forward to take the lead, stayed on nicely until 50M, hung on for 3rd. |
4 | 3 | WINNING BOY (N186) | W M Lai | SR/H1 | Eased to settle worse than midfield, 5Ls off the pace 3 wide with cover, closed to the line well to get 4th. |
5 | 7 | YUAN'S FORTUNE (CL021) | B Prebble | B | Camped handy, travelled 2Ls behind the leader 2 wide, had every possible chance after straightening, however weakened 100M. |
6 | 9 | GOOD TIMES ROLL (P033) | C Y Ho | TT | Taken back from a wide gate and raced at rear, 6.5Ls behind the leader on the fence, worked home nicely in the straight. |
7 | 5 | BRILLIANT CHARIOT (CL242) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Rolled forward to obtain the box seat, however one-paced only in the straight. |
8 | 2 | STORM UNICORN (M311) | K C Leung | SR | Raced midfield, 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide, never ran on. (Hung out and proved difficult to ride in the straight, also had substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea) |
9 | 11 | BILLION (CH316) | Y T Cheng | TT | Ridden forward to park outside the leader, soon flattened after turning in. |
10 | 4 | TRAVEL GUIDE (CK101) | K C Ng | B | Rolled forward, however could not find a spot to slot in, eased to midfield 3 wide with cover, dropped to near rear when the tempo quicken rounding the home turn, never ran on. |
11 | 6 | GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) | M L Yeung | B | Hard ridden forward, however trapped 4 deep without cover throughout, under pressure 600M, soon dropped off badly, tailed out. (Questioned for riding, see incidents report) |
12 | 1 | VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) | T Clark | B/XB | Rolled forward to sit 4th, however trapped 3 wide had no cover throughout, under pressure 600M, lost ground quickly rounding the Home Turn, eased down thereafter. |
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 |