Race 4 (455)
SHING YIP HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | WAH MAY PRINCESS (B423) | K Teetan | B/TT | Ridden forward after the start, crossed to rail in the lead near 850m. One length clear on turn, rallied hard final 200m to hold off challengers. |
2 | 10 | THE SHOW (T256) | S De Sousa | B | Began fast before easing behind leading pair after 200m. Raced close to rail in middle section & 3 lengths from lead at 400m. Switched around heals at the 250m before closing hard late to just miss. |
3 | 2 | EVERBRAVE (A364) | N Callan | -- | Crowded on jumping before gathering speed to challenge for lead. Easing at 900m before positioning behind leader. Raced in restricted room passing the 250m when close to lead before shifting out & finishing evenly last 200m. |
4 | 9 | NICE KICK (B002) | J Moreira | PC | Position midfield on the rail, 4.5 lengths from lead at the 800m. Stayed close to inside on cornering before shifting out passing the 250m and making good late headway in final 150m. |
5 | 4 | BAND OF BROTHERS (C135) | Z Purton | -- | Began well before being eased after 100m and shifting across into midfield away from rail. Five lengths from lead passing the 400m before shifting wider on cornering and making up a length or so in the straight. |
6 | 1 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | C Y Ho | B-/TT | Steadied after the start and settled second from last away from the rail. Conceded hefty margin on cornering before shifting out and making some ground in final 250m from rearward position. |
7 | 3 | EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE (A142) | K C Leung | V | Showed early speed to come across from outside barrier to position outside the leader passing the 800m. Moved up to challenge approaching the corner before peaking on effort at 150m and tiring late. |
8 | 12 | LETSGOFREE (T292) | T H So | -- | Didn't have much early speed and settled near the tail. Stayed close to the rail after cornering and passed a few but conceded too much ground to be a winning chance. |
9 | 7 | SUPER MODEL (B375) | M F Poon | XB/TT | Began awkwardly losing ground and subsequently settled worse than midfield on rail. Moved away from the rail on cornering but only maintained margin in straight. |
10 | 11 | SPRING WIN (V157) | H N Wong | B | Steadied after the start and shifted back to the tail of the field. Was ridden up passing the 450m when conceding 8 lengths and could make up the ground in final 400m to play a part. |
11 | 8 | CAPTAIN BOSS (B096) | C Wong | V- | Began well, raced in midfield away from rail. Was hard ridden passing the 400m and weakened out in the last section. |
12 | 5 | BLINK OF A SECOND (B418) | M L Yeung | H | Steadied after the start before shifting across from outside barrier, racing three wide near the tail. Continued to cover additional ground without cover in middle stages before yielding ground from the 400m. |
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 |