Race 4 (042)
NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GOOD CHOICE (P423) | Z Purton | B-/XB2/TT- | Settled back rail behind midfield, advanced on turn out of back, shaken up on straightening, charged down rail under strong drive, nicked it last stride. |
2 | 7 | BORN TO RACE (T383) | C Y Ho | TT | Smart start, handy but trapped 3 wide no cover, advanced 1050m & slotted 2nd 1 off at 750m, niggled to close 400m & driven to lead 300m, all out & mugged at line. |
3 | 6 | PEARL FURU (T431) | N Rawiller | B | Taken back at start, overraced initially & sat midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out 600m & widest into stretch, driven 300m, closed late to edge 3rd. |
4 | 5 | KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) | K Teetan | B/TT | Slow start, raced last pair 1 off, niggled 500m, driven home turn & shifted out, stormed late, just missed frame. |
5 | 9 | SUPER SWEET ORANGE (V058) | K C Leung | H/TT | Broke well, sat 1 back on rail, niggled 450m, Hard-ridden home turn & shifted out, boxed on one pace. |
6 | 12 | MR KOOL (T335) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Prominent initially, soon snagged to race fore of midfield 1 off with cover, niggled 700m, outpaced & hard-ridden on turn, shifted wide, kept on evenly. |
7 | 2 | SPARKLING SWORD (P256) | H W Lai | H/TT | Rolled forward to lead 1550m, to rail 1300m, raced 1L clear out of back straight, pressed & driven final turn, headed 300m & tapered. |
8 | 8 | RED PEONY (T014) | S Clipperton | H | Bustled at break, settled midfield on rail, progress exiting back stretch, driven & shifted out 320m, boxed on evenly. |
9 | 4 | ENTRUSTING (S306) | B Prebble | H/V | Tardy start, raced last pair on rail, scrubbed & reminders 640m, boxed on under drive for moderate headway. |
10 | 3 | CIRCUIT FORTUNE (P357) | M L Yeung | CP/TT | Fast start widest, parked close 2nd outside leader, shuffled to 3rd 980m & settled 4th 1 off with cover at 750m, under pump 450m & wilted in run. |
11 | 10 | CASA MASTER (T160) | T H So | B/TT | Sluggish start, bustled initially to settle 1 off behind midfield, shifted 3 deep & ridden 450m, found little, plodded home tamely. |
12 | 11 | HARBOUR VICTORY (T016) | Y T Cheng | H2/TT | Awkward start, bustled initially to midfield 3 wide with cover, soon niggled & shuffled back without cover, last at 500m & soon detached, tailed off. |
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 |