Race 5 (682)
THE CRICKET CLUB VALLEY STAKES (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Began OK, not pushed, settling on rail 5L from leader. Left fence 500m, swung wide into straight, ran on strongly to win on the line. |
2 | 1 | HIT THE BID (P214) | H N Wong | V2 | Jumped well, taken to box seat and trailed leader to straight. Threw out strong challenge from 300m but pipped on the post. |
3 | 12 | HAPPY COOPERATION (T392) | K Teetan | H | Jumped best, taken to fence and set good tempo. Put under pressure turning for home but kept battling till swamped final strides. |
4 | 7 | GREAT CHARM (P111) | C Schofield | B | Jumped OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Taken to fence turning for home and ran on steadily. |
5 | 6 | EXCEL ONESELF (P287) | Y T Cheng | H | Pressed forward on jumping to race outside leader from 1000m. Shaken up entering straight and battled on gamely until flattened 200m. |
6 | 5 | LOOKS LIKE THE CAT (T238) | C Y Ho | H/P/XB/TT | Began fairly, taken in for cover, settling towards rear in one-off position. Swung wide into straight and ran on fairly. |
7 | 10 | ROUNDABOUT (T352) | D Whyte | SR | Jumped OK but threw head about when restrained and shifted across behind runners. Came off fence turning for home and ran on fairly. |
8 | 2 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | J Moreira | -- | Got off nicely, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-off. Lay in soon after straightening, shifted out 200m, then one-paced. |
9 | 4 | GOLDEN CHOPSTICKS (P120) | K C Leung | -- | Bumped on jumping, held, shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Switched out entering straight but only one-paced. |
10 | 3 | LOVELY DELOVELY (S022) | G Lerena | B- | Bumped, restrained, shifted across behind runners, dropping to last. Trailed field to straight, boxed on one-paced. |
11 | 8 | BOLSHOI BALLET (V226) | Z Purton | H/TT1 | Got off OK, taken to fence, settling behind midfield. Stayed on fence throughout and one-paced in straight. |
12 | 11 | DA VINCI (S360) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden early, settling one-off 3L from leader. Bumped 600m, ridden but didn't respond, fading quickly in straight. Unacceptable performance. |
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 |