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Race 8 (198)

TOKYO HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 LUCKY GIRL (T355) A Badel -- Held up behind midfield, shifted out 800M racing wide no cover, made his move passing 650M, sustained run to lead inside 50M, well on top at the line.
2 5 BIG BANG BONG (V186) J Moreira -- Chased leader, moved up to challenge from 300M, gained narrow lead 150M but couldn't hold off winner late.
3 3 DIVINE BOY (T163) U Rispoli P-/B2 From wide draw taken back in early stages, settled down in 10th 8Ls off the pace, made his bid 600M, tried hard in the run home, got up 3rd near line.
4 8 THUNDER STOMP (V279) H T Mo -- Pushed forward, travelled keenly in the lead despite efforts of its riders to restrain the horse, set fast pace middle stages, joined by rival early straight, rallied but run ended late stages.
5 9 BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) T Berry H/XB In midfield along the inside, 5Ls off the pace home turn, chased leaders steadily over final 300M.
6 12 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) M L Yeung V Travelled fore of midfield, 4Ls off the good pace halfway, kept on same pace in the run home.
7 1 PIKACHU (S298) K C Leung -- From wide draw taken back in early stages, settled down towards the rear 9Ls off the good pace, stayed on moderately, no clear run 150M had to shift lane to continue but never looked like troubling leaders.
8 7 GONNA RUN (T094) M F Poon TT From wide draw taken back in early stages, waited with in the rear over 10Ls off the pace, brought wide for challenge 400M, ran past beaten horses only.
9 4 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) Z Purton B/TT Not hurried early stages, settled down at the rear over 10Ls behind leaders in first half, moved closer passing 600M, plodded on in straight, never likely.
10 2 KING GENKI (V181) D Whyte TT Chased leaders in 4th, got shuffled back nearing 400M, didn't quicken turning in. No threat.
11 11 FAITHFUL TRINITY (A247) C Schofield H Held up 2-wide in midfield, struggled to keep up 500M, soon out of contention.
12 6 HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) W M Lai H-/B1/TT Rushed forward, vied for lead on the outside, under pressure 550M, gave ground and weakened to last.
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