Race 8 (250)
KING KWONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | N Callan | B | Tracked leaders 2-wide, driven forward 600M to chase breakaway leader, wrestled the lead inside 200M under strong handling, fended off late challenges to score. |
2 | 12 | STEP HIGH (N047) | M L Yeung | -- | Held up in mid-division 4Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside, stayed on well up the fence to make a late impression, went 2nd 50M from home. |
3 | 10 | TOP ACT (P435) | M Demuro | V/TT | Fractious in stalls and slowly away, settled towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, nudged along 500M, did best work final 200M, nearest finish. |
4 | 2 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | J Moreira | TT | Lost ground at the start, held up behind midfield 4-5Ls behind leader, closed off steadily when driven out 400M, made good late impression. |
5 | 9 | SUPREME ESSENCE (N401) | O Doleuze | H/TT | Chased leaders along the fence, shuffled back a bit nearing home turn, loomed a place hope 150M, turned one pace final stages. |
6 | 3 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | K C Leung | B | In last pair early stages, made mid-race move back-straight, strolled to lead before home turn, kept on effort to 200M, headed and weakened out of contention. |
7 | 5 | JAEGER BOMB (P281) | Z Purton | P- | Soon taken across to the fence, settled at the rear 7-8Ls back, waited with until 350M, closed off well. |
8 | 4 | CLASSIC JEWELLERY (M329) | D Whyte | B1 | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, driven 450M, gave limited response, never reached contention. |
9 | 7 | GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) | K Teetan | B | Eased to a 2-wide spot towards the rear, came under pressure home turn, took time to pick up, ran past beaten rivals closing stages. |
10 | 6 | TOO FAST (S308) | N Rawiller | CP-/P1/TT | Crossed to the lead 1300M, led slowly first half, relinquished lead near home turn, had little to offer on straightening. |
10 | 11 | CIRCUIT STAR (N220) | U Rispoli | B-/TT2 | Caught wide early stages, strode forward to race outside the pace, driven to chase breakaway leaders home turn, run ended 200M, eased when no chance. |
12 | 1 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | B Prebble | -- | Behind mid-division and travelled 3-wide for much of the way, not helped by the slow pace first 800M, struggled to keep up 500M, first to be beaten. |
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 |