Race 4 (472)
NORTH POINT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) | Z Purton | B | Good break & prominent early, soon sat 1 back 1 off, keen 1130m, driven & shifted out home turn, swept to lead 200m, surged clear. |
2 | 11 | INDIGO WAY (M227) | H W Lai | B | Taken back to sit last pair 3 deep with cover, rolled on a spot 720m, hard-ridden 460m, 8Ldown & swung widest final turn, rattled late to nick 2nd. |
3 | 3 | SPIRIT SOARING (N099) | N Rawiller | H/P/TT | Sharp start to lead, restrained & headed 1500m, settled very close 2nd on rail, edged to lead 680m, 1L clear & shaken up final turn, all out & headed 200m, lost 2nd late. |
4 | 1 | ONE OF A KIND (M391) | C Y Lui | TT | Broke OK, raced midfield 3 deep with cover, niggled 550m, driven wide home turn, stayed on for minor gains. |
5 | 12 | NAVEL ORANGE (P035) | J Moreira | -- | Dropped in from widest gate to camp at tail, 9L last & driven 400m, shifted out final turn, closed off for sound late gains without threatening. |
6 | 5 | OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) | O Doleuze | SR | Broke OK but bustled early, leaned in & bumped rival 1st turn, checked slightly 780m, driven turning in, stayed on for minor inroads. |
7 | 10 | LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (S354) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slow start, raced rail behind midfield, squeezed up on fence 1st turn, minor progress out of back stretch & niggled 500m, stayed on OK under a drive. |
8 | 9 | BETTER ANNOUNCE (N254) | K C Leung | B2/TT | Tardy break, rousted wide to edge lead 1500m, restrained in front & set steady tempo, headed 680m, under pump 520m, plugged on tepidly. |
9 | 7 | MASTER VIKING (S385) | D Whyte | -- | Good break, camped rail 1 back, nudged along 550m, 2L back & hard driven in pursuit turning for home, out-paced & swamped in fading run. |
10 | 6 | SUPERKING DRAGON (N318) | B Prebble | B/TT | Tardy start & bustled early, settled 3 deep with cover behind midfield, driven 500m, all out turning in, plugged on same speed. |
11 | 4 | BEAUTY AHEAD (S182) | C Y Ho | TT | Reared start & lost ground, rolled 3 deep no cover 1st turn to sit 1L off lead, niggled 680m, soon rowed along but outpaced & retreated, plodded on tamely. |
12 | 2 | LAUDABLE VIRTUE (S257) | T H So | B/TT | Speed early, sat 1 off with cover, outpaced & bustled along 450m, soon under pump in vain pursuit, emptied 250m & faded out. |
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 |