Race 7 (641)
CORNWALL HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | PACKING DRAGON (T230) | C Schofield | B-/V1 | Away quickly, then pressured forward to race a length behind leader on settling. Shaken up 400m when tempo increased, hit front 250m, battled on gamely to hold off late challenge. |
2 | 10 | BIG BANG BONG (V186) | O Doleuze | -- | Away nicely and soon in box seat trailing leaders. Switched out top of straight to make run, finished strongly to grab quinella placing. |
3 | 6 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | Z Purton | V/TT | Away well, allowed to slide forward under a tight hold, racing one-out in midfield, Swung wide into straight, got clear passage 250m, then lunged forward only to fail narrowly. |
4 | 4 | SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) | N Callan | B/TT | Bumped and unbalanced start, driven forward but steadied approaching first turn, settling along fence 4L from leader. Shaken up top of straight and battled on gamely without looking dangerous. |
5 | 8 | WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (A136) | K Teetan | B/SR | Hard ridden from outside draw to lead on settling, crossing to fence 1300m. Under pressure turning for home, caught passing 150m but kept finding until swamped final strides. |
6 | 9 | ROCKETEER (A214) | S Clipperton | -- | Bumped start, no early speed, dropping behind midfield along fence. Urged forward turning for home and ran on steadily in straight. |
7 | 5 | GONNA RUN (T094) | C Y Ho | TT | Outpaced and soon at rear in one-out position. Well back entering straight before picking up momentum 250m to finish close behind place-getters. |
8 | 7 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | K C Ng | H/TT | Away nicely, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-out. Boxed on fairly in straight while laying in final 200m. |
9 | 2 | DYNAMISM (T188) | D Whyte | H/SR | No early speed and soon at rear, racing wide but with cover. Taken to centre track on straightening but only one-paced. Lost right hind plate 1300m. |
10 | 12 | MAGICAL BEAUTY (T342) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Bumped start, hard ridden to go forward but didn't muster and trapped 3-wide in midfield without cover back stretch. Tired soon after straightening and faded. Rider dropped whip at entrance to straight. |
11 | 3 | WINNIE'S HONEY (V132) | U Rispoli | H | Bumped start, no speed, settling between horses at the rear. Took inside run in straight but only one-paced. |
12 | 11 | DIVINE BOY (T163) | H N Wong | P-/B2 | Steadied shortly after start, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Trailed field thereafter and never competitive. |
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 |