Race 5 (630)
LE FRENCH MAY TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) | J Moreira | -- | Moderate start, raced midfield 1 off with cover, bustled along 420m, driven turning in, angled outside 150m, relentless run to overhaul lead close home. |
2 | 3 | KING OF HOUSEHOLD (P444) | D Whyte | TT | Fast start, raced 4th 1 back 1 off, shifted 3 wide 450m & ridden for progress, swept to lead 200m, soon all out & tapered, headed close home. |
3 | 9 | CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) | N Callan | -- | Smart break, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, niggled 500m, hard-driven & wide into stretch, ran on centre track to claim 3rd. |
4 | 5 | YOU ARE THE ONE (P015) | M L Yeung | B | Speed to lead & busted initially to hold lead by a neck, 1L clear & shaken up 300m, all out & headed 200m, faded. |
5 | 1 | SECRET AGENT (P388) | G Mosse | B | Tardy start, bustled early & settled midfield on rail, niggled 500m, hard at it turning in, boxed on evenly down inner. |
6 | 4 | MI SAVVY (N138) | N Rawiller | B | Taken back from widest gate to 1 off near tail, ridden turning in, stayed on in stretch for minor inroads. |
7 | 10 | MASTER VIKING (S385) | D Lane | B1 | Sharp break wide, rolled to press lead 1 off no cover, niggled 500m, 1L down & under pressure turning in, unable to quicken & plodded on tamely. |
8 | 11 | GLORY BOY (S273) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Broke well, snagged back but caught 3 wide no cover near rear, ridden along 600m & shifted to 1 off, plugged on in stretch. |
9 | 6 | KING'S STEED (S051) | A Suborics | TT | Fast break, settled 1 back on rail, shifted wide & driven into stretch, found nil & struggled in run home. |
10 | 8 | PEACE COMBINATION (T091) | Z Purton | B | Taken back from wide gate, slotted rail near rear & rolled to race back of midfield, driven final turn, struggled in run home. |
11 | 7 | HAPPY HOMING (N182) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Broke ok but lacked pace, raced 1 off behind midfield, under pump 3 wide 500m, found nil in stretch & eased. |
12 | 12 | PROPEL REPEL (T034) | T H So | TT | Slow start, raced at tail on rail, never travelling & soon under pump, never a factor. |
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 |