Race 8 (768)
CHEUNG CHAU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | TRUE GRIT (B232) | J Moreira | E/V | Held up in midfield 5-6Ls back, kept to inside on straightening, ran on well to wrestle the lead 50M, clung on from fast finishing 2nd at the line. |
2 | 1 | HARMONY HERO (B217) | N Callan | B | Began only fairly, settled down midfield in 6th about 4Ls off the fast pace, brought wide into straight, finished off strongly, just missed. |
3 | 6 | MY ALLY (B261) | M F Poon | H-/XB-/TT | Away swiftly from draw 1, led them at fast pace, kept on well in straight only to be caught by first 2 near line. |
4 | 10 | TANGMERE (B432) | C Y Ho | B-/XB/V1 | Away with them, 5th on settling, had inside run throughout, chased leaders steadily on straightening but always held. |
5 | 9 | BEST ALLIANCE (C284) | Z Purton | H/XB | From draw 12 taken across behind runners, held up towards the rear in a fast run race, 6Ls off 400M, stayed on well down outside, just missed 4th. |
6 | 3 | CORDYCEPS (B070) | A Domeyer | B | From wide draw ridden along for considerable distance to cross runners to its inside, tracked leader from 1100M in a fast run race, kept on same pace turning home, out-finished 200M. |
7 | 7 | LAST KINGDOM (B203) | A Sanna | XB | Held up behind midfield 5-6Ls back, brought wide home, lay in under pressure in straight, closed off only fairly. No threat. |
8 | 11 | ZHAN JIANG ROCKS (B406) | K C Leung | H/TT | Settled towards the rear in a fast run race, 6-7Ls back in middle stages, pushed along 450M, couldn't muster the speed to challenge. |
9 | 5 | KUNGFUMASTER PANDA (C153) | M L Yeung | XB/TT | Taken across behind runners, settled near last 9Ls off the good pace, wide into straight, failed to finish off. |
10 | 8 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | T H So | B/TT | Went forward, chased leaders 2-wide in fast run race, run ended shortly after straightening, out of contention 250M. |
11 | 12 | MAGNETISM (V114) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Restrained to race in the rear in fast run race, over 10Ls off the pace in middle stages, swung widest into straight, made no progress. |
12 | 2 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | U Rispoli | CP1 | Pressed forward to be tracking leaders in a fast run race, couldn't quicken early straight, failed to finish off. (Jockey: pace in middle stages did not suit but nonetheless disappointing.) |
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 |