Race 8 (110)
YIP FAT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | DALWARI (S188) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Prominently placed, pressed leader from 1000M, responded well when driven along 400M, led 200M out and always had enough to hold off rivals. |
2 | 10 | TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) | G Mosse | B | Chased leaders 2-wide, proved difficult to settle when pace slackened middle stages, 3-wide bid outside eventual winner 450M, ran on well but was always held. |
3 | 3 | WILLIE INVICTUS (S255) | B Prebble | B | Held up in mid-division, switched out from fence 550M, ran on steadily to line, almost got up for 2nd but couldn't reach winner. |
4 | 5 | TOP ACE (T199) | J Moreira | SR | Restrained to a position behind midfield, 5Ls off the pace down the back-straight, waited with on the inside, stayed on moderately, one paced final 150M and no threat to leaders from thereon. |
5 | 8 | PO CHING TREASURE (S388) | R Fourie | CP/TT | Driven after the start but outpaced by early leaders, settled 3-4Ls back, pushed to 2-wide from 1200M, under pressure and looked beaten at top of straight but responded to jockey's perseverance to claim 5th. |
6 | 1 | RED DANCER (P264) | N Rawiller | P/TT | Held up towards the rear 5Ls off the pace, left with no cover 1000M then strode forward to take up running, hung on to the lead till 200M, weakened towards finish. |
7 | 4 | JAEGER BOMB (P281) | Z Purton | -- | Near the rear, caught wide throughout, moved closer to pace passing 900M, kept on fairly in straight, never a serious threat. |
8 | 2 | HAPPY CONTENDER (T363) | N Callan | B | Shifted across behind runners early, settled down 7Ls back in the rear, made limited progress final 350M, not reached contention. |
9 | 9 | HOLMES LEGEND (N375) | K Teetan | H | Shifted across behind runners early, reserved in the rear 7Ls behind leader, driven wide into straight, ran on only fairly. |
10 | 12 | AGIAAL (N177) | C Schofield | CP | Patiently ridden in a rearward position along the fence, bided his time but couldn't pick up when asked inside 350M. |
11 | 6 | YOUNG RANGER (S435) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Crossed to the lead 1400M, proved difficult to settle when being steadied behind leaders, kept on same pace in straight, no extra passing 200M. (Lame next day) |
12 | 11 | BEST HOPE (S102) | H N Wong | CP | Caught wide early stages, used a bit to find the lead, relinquished lead 600M out, weakened to last in straight. |
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 |