Race 5 (413)
TAI PO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | AMBITIOUS TREASURE (CJ173) | H W Lai | B/TT | Smart start, camped 3rd 1 back on rail, nudged to 2nd 500m, shifted out & driven turning in, quickened to lead 200m, just held on at wire. |
2 | 11 | OWNERS' GLORY (CL391) | C Y Lui | B | Broke OK & bustled early to track winner on rail midfield, switched out turning in & driven, closed right to wire, just failed. |
3 | 4 | DRAGON GLORY (P130) | A Suborics | B/TT | Sharp start & bustled to lead 1st turn, shaken up in front 320m, headed 200m & tapered. |
4 | 2 | STEP HIGH (N047) | D Whyte | -- | Decent start, caught 3 wide no cover & sat back of midfield, hard driven 450m, widest into stretch, closed late without threatening. |
5 | 7 | SURE CHAMP (N013) | B Prebble | B/XB/TT | Awkward start, raced rail back of midfield, gradual progress out of backstretch, driven 320m, one-paced to wire. |
6 | 3 | DEMOKLES (P116) | J Moreira | H/TT | Taken behind at start to race rear rank 1 off with cover, to rail 900m & some progress, ridden 450m, outpaced & boxed on evenly in stretch. |
7 | 6 | BLOSSOM DAILY (M174) | C Y Ho | H/P | Fast break wide, slotted handy 1 off with cover 1100m, forced wide & driven home turn, outpaced & plugged on moderately. |
8 | 1 | LIBERAL OF MIND (P122) | M Demuro | -- | Slow start, soon slightly detached at tail, ridden 600m, still last at 200m, plugged on for late headway past beaten rivals. |
9 | 5 | SMART PLANET (S046) | Z Purton | -- | Good break, camped 1 off with cover midfield, over-raced 950m, niggled 600m, ridden 400m, found little in tepid run home. |
10 | 9 | INVESTAR WIN (P389) | K Teetan | H/SR/XB | Tardy start & bustled early, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, scrubbed to hold place backstretch, wide in home run, struggled to wire. |
11 | 8 | GOOD THINKER (M127) | N Callan | V | Fast break to lead, soon settled 2nd 1 off no cover, under pressure & to 3rd 500m, all out 300m & weakened tamely. |
12 | 12 | FLUKE (CJ061) | T H So | -- | Broke OK, restrained to race 3 wide with cover near tail, to rail & scrubbed 600m, found nothing in weak stretch run. |
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 |