Race 1 (057)
BEGONIA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | MI SAVVY BOY (S381) | C Schofield | B/E | Settled in forward of midfield in 6th on rails, saved ground entering straight, sustained effort to claim victory close to home. |
2 | 5 | SAFARI MAGIC (N166) | B Prebble | CP/XB/TT | Ridden from the one draw before settling in midfield or just worse on rails, saved ground turning for home, angled out for a run 200 metres out, finished off well to fail narrowly. |
3 | 3 | LAUGHING LORD (T071) | N Callan | TT | Travelled in midfield and 3-wide down back straight, came to challenge under pressure from top of home bend, fought on under hard driving from 2L 4th to hit the front briefly over 100 metres out. |
4 | 11 | PERFECT TIMING (T019) | S Clipperton | B2 | Moderate start, waited with, made significant progress in the straight, did best work late. |
5 | 6 | FLYING MACHINE (T413) | J Moreira | SR/TT | Taken back from a wide gate to travel wide in midfield, moved closer up far side to be just over 2L off the pace in 4th, circled the field around home bend to reach 2nd into straight, had no more to give inside the final 100 metres. |
6 | 1 | SILVER GATSBY (T161) | C Y Ho | CP2/TT | Ridden early, settled in forward of midfield far side, hampered & lost position home bend, behind midfield in 9th and wide into straight, good effort after straightening but unable to sustain run closing stages. |
7 | 9 | MIZZEN GREY (N192) | M Chadwick | B | Broke well but soon settled in last few on or near the rails, was closer up before badly hampered by tiring runner rounding home bend, renewed effort over 200 metres out but could only keep on without quickening. |
8 | 7 | GLORY SUNSHINE (S313) | H N Wong | CP/TT | Worked 3-wide rounding first bend to eventually take up running for rails run at the 1000m bend, made running to the 200 metres, weakened under pressure. |
9 | 2 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped fairly, travelled keenly in last few, in similar position when came under pressure rounding home bend, switched wide into home straight but could make no impression. |
10 | 12 | LE PEGASE (T280) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped well from the middle draw, shared the pace on rails coming out of home straight, taken one back on rails onto back straight, came to challenge approaching final turn, weakened under pressure. |
11 | 10 | FOUR FOUR FIVE (P445) | H W Lai | B/TT | Broke well from a wide draw, vied for lead rounding stables bend before taken one out one back onto back straight, folded up quickly from approaching home turn. |
12 | 4 | MANHATTAN STRIKER (V141) | O Doleuze | H | Raced wide behind midfield far side, dropped out under pressure from around home bend. (Questioned for disappointing 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 |