Race 8 (707)
BROOM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | THE PRINCE (CL241) | Z Purton | TT | Positively ridden and cut over to the rails shortly after the start, allowed easy lead upfront, quickened up 400M, opened up 1.5L lead mid-straight, kept on well to deny fast finishing 2nd. |
2 | 8 | HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) | J Moreira | -- | Began awkwardly, lost ground on jumping, recovered to race along the fence in midfield, 4.5Ls off leader (winner) 400M, kicked home belatedly showing the best stride late, nearest finish. |
3 | 12 | YO-YO DA (S104) | Y T Cheng | H/TT | Broke well, settled one-out-one-back, kept up the pursuit on winner in straight but was always held, lost 2nd concluding stages. |
4 | 6 | BOTH LUCKY (T196) | H W Lai | -- | Began only fairly, restrained in 5th 3Ls off the pace, lay in under pressure early straight, closed off steadily final 200M for modest 4th. |
5 | 5 | FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) | D Whyte | CP1 | Chased leaders 2-wide, stayed within striking distance always, kept on evenly final 400M but was always held by leaders. |
6 | 4 | KING DERBY (P225) | A Suborics | B | Taken across behind runners, sat reserved along the fence 5Ls off the pace, driven 450M and taken wide leaving the bend, stayed on well without threatening first few. |
7 | 2 | RUBY COAST (T159) | G Mosse | B | Began only fairly, took up position in the middle of the field, 3Ls off the pace 400M, ran on mildly for non-threatening 7th. |
8 | 10 | FREE NOVEMBER (T123) | M Chadwick | B-/H- | Began well, sat just off the pace, pushed along 450M, not quickened under pressure, weakened final 200M. |
9 | 7 | GREAT RUN (P223) | K Teetan | B | From wide draw taken across behind runners, travelled in rear pair 7Ls back, raced keenly under restraint early stages, made no real progress when driven 400M, never reached contention. |
10 | 1 | OUR FOLKS (P400) | H N Wong | H/TT | Away well enough, intended to lead but did not muster early pace despite ridden in early stages, ended up behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, not picked up entering straight. |
11 | 11 | EXPEDITE (N111) | M L Yeung | PC-/H/XB/B2 | Eased back to the rear, detached and 9Ls off the pace 400M, never involved. |
12 | 3 | FLYING ELITE (N419) | T H So | B- | Towards the rear, gave no response nearing top of straight, well beaten 200M, eased. (Jockey expressed concern regarding the action of his horse) |
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 |