Race 4 (215)
AMERICA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | M Demuro | XB/TT | Crowded start, last on settling. Trailed field to 400m, taken wide 300m and finished strongly down centre track to win close home. |
2 | 5 | SWIFT SHADOW (S052) | D Whyte | H1/TT | Began fairly, ridden along but hampered 1000m, settling 2-back the fence. Saved ground turn, got split 100m, finished strongly. |
3 | 8 | POLYMER WIN (M399) | N Callan | -- | Pressed forward before easing 2-back, 1-off back stretch. Hard-ridden from 300m making ground gradually to be closest at finish. |
4 | 6 | COUR VALANT (P190) | A Suborics | -- | Taken back from wide draw and cut to rail towards rear. Under pressure entering straight, ran on steadily until final stages when tightened. Not fully tested. |
5 | 9 | SEA WARRIOR (P411) | C O'Donoghue | -- | Began well, led for few strides before taking sit behind leader back stretch. Given reminders 300m, kept on steadily before swamped near line. |
6 | 4 | BOTH SURE (P385) | C Soumillon | B1 | Began fairly, shuffled back turning into back stretch. Stayed on rail, saved ground turn, shifted out in straight, bumping another 150m. Not ridden out final stages. (See racing incidents). |
7 | 3 | SUNNY FAY (M119) | K C Leung | CP/H/XB/TT | Outpaced, slipping towards rear away from fence. Taken wide turning for home and ran on steadily down centre track. |
8 | 2 | REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) | G Mosse | TT | Pressed forward from wide draw to lead 1100m, cutting in to fence. Kicked clear 400m, still in front 100m, swamped. |
9 | 10 | SIGHT LOVER (P061) | M Guyon | -- | Ridden along early but held wide and without cover from 700m. Unbalanced when bumped turn, one-paced in straight, crowded out 150m. |
10 | 1 | HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) | M L Yeung | B | Rolled forward between horses, settling 3-back away from fence back stretch. On heels 600m, kept on steadily before bumped and unbalanced 150m. Eased. |
11 | 7 | GENERAL IRON (P429) | Z Purton | TT | Began well racing alongside leaders before checked 1000m, dropping 1-back, 1-off back stretch. Kept on steadily to 150m before flattened. |
12 | 11 | GLACIER BLUE (P062) | U Rispoli | B | Began fairly, wide into back stretch, settled behind midfield before close on heels 800m. One-paced, tiring from 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 |