Race 7 (035)
SAN FRANCISCO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | W M Lai | V/TT | Jumped OK, hard ridden to hold rail inside leader before putting head in front 1000m. Narrowly headed 800m to 350m, retook lead, strongly challenged final 200m, just held. |
2 | 9 | HAPPY BAO BEI (S172) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Away well, racing between horses at front before easing 1L back around home turn. Entered straight 3-wide and finished strongly to just miss out. |
3 | 8 | SUNNY DRAGON (V412) | K C Leung | H/TT | Steadied on jumping and taken in for cover in midfield but failed to settle and over-raced. Swung wide into straight, taken to centre track and finished strongly to grab minor placing. |
4 | 2 | EXTREMELY FUN (T024) | H N Wong | -- | Hard ridden from outside draw, racing 3-wide outside early leader before poking head in front passing 800m. Kept wide around turn, overtaken 350m, but kept battling to line. |
4 | 3 | JADE THEATRE (A040) | U Rispoli | B | Beaten for early pace, dropping behind midfield but away from fence. Swung wide into straight and finished off nicely to be closest at finish. |
6 | 1 | BREEDERS' STAR (V197) | N Callan | H | Ridden early to stay close to pace, one-away from fence. Taken wide entering straight, bumped and unbalanced 200m, kept on gamely. |
7 | 6 | DOLLAR REWARD (A305) | Z Purton | H/TT | Jumped OK, ridden early to hold position before taken to rail behind midfield 800m. Turned in behind horses, shifted out for run, kept on fairly. |
8 | 4 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | K Teetan | TT | Shifted across behind runners from outside draw and last on settling but away from fence. Taken to centre track in straight and finished off nicely. |
9 | 5 | DIAMOND MASTER (S397) | B Prebble | B/XB | Jumped well, taken to fence, settling 2L from leader. Brushed rail and unbalanced 600m but maintained position. Got close to heels final stages and not ridden out. |
10 | 7 | JUMBO HAPPINESS (V315) | C Y Ho | B | Unable handle early pace, dropping to rear but away from fence. Had to be ridden 500m to hold position, got close to heels in straight, kept on fairly. |
11 | 10 | GLORIOUS PARTNERS (A089) | M F Poon | -- | Bumped, no pace, dropping to rear along fence. Stayed on rail throughout, made up some ground early straight but not tested close home. |
12 | 11 | BOND ELEGANCE (A007) | J Moreira | B | Pressed forward from an outside draw, settling one-out 2L from leader back stretch. Urged forward 4-wide turning for home but run out of puff 200m and faded. |
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 |