Race 1 (450)
O'BRIEN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SWEET BEAN (S205) | J Moreira | -- | Broke well, settled 2-back on rails just better than midfield, quickened well to lead 150 metres out, won readily. |
2 | 4 | ELECTRONIC GOSPEL (S026) | N Rawiller | -- | Tightened shortly after start, settled towards the rear on rails shuffling back to last approaching home turn, baulked for a run early in straight, finished off race well inside final 200 metres under hard driving. |
3 | 11 | EVERSPRING (P325) | H W Lai | B | Settled in last few from a wide draw, commenced move entering straight, ran on under pressure while shifting ground, nearest at finish. |
4 | 12 | HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) | K Teetan | XB | Jumped well, settled mainly in midfield on rails, carried backward by runners at the Rock, saved ground turning in, produced good late finish inside final 200 metres. |
5 | 7 | SUPER STRIKE (CL393) | Z Purton | B | Waited with, widest runner turning in, ran on well down the centre of the straight but inconvenienced by eventual third throughout. |
6 | 9 | FORTUNE BRAVO (N054) | C Y Ho | B | Broke well settling one back on rails, held same into straight, inconvenienced passing the 200 metres, kept on same pace. |
7 | 6 | ON THE WAY (P433) | A Suborics | -- | Settled towards the rear, came closer when pace slackened down far side, fought on steadily from wide in midfield into straight but never threatening. |
8 | 3 | COOL PAL (S035) | N Callan | -- | Jumped moderately, circled the leading trio passing the winning post the first time, steadied pace once in front near the 1000 metres, headed under pressure 150 metres out. |
9 | 5 | HONG KONG FAT (M099) | C K Tong | H/TT | Settled in midfield, slightly worse around home bend, kept on same pace under pressure in the run home. |
10 | 1 | SURE CHAMP (N013) | D Whyte | B/XB/TT | Shared early pace 3-wide after beginning from the widest draw, taken back to one-out-two-back position rounding stables bend, remained similar turning into home straight, ran home one-paced. |
11 | 8 | CASA JUNIOR (M366) | K C Leung | CP | Began from a poor draw searching for a close-up position near rails settling outside the leader far side, came under pressure turning in, one-paced when hampered 200 metres out, never recovered. |
12 | 2 | ARCHER'S BOW (P055) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Restrained to 3-wide behind midfield after beginning from the middle gates, continued to travel without cover down far side but gaining closer, came under pressure approaching home straight, dropped out tamely. (Questioned) |
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 |