Race 7 (415)
KWAI CHUNG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | FARSHAD (B238) | J Moreira | B-/SR-/CP1 | Soon improved to first few settling some 2L back in 4th, commenced move 3-wide rounding home bend and led over 200 metres out, held on well. |
2 | 8 | RACING LUCK (B223) | C Y Ho | -- | Settled in rear of midfield, commenced move rounding home bend and the widest runner into home straight, ran on under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 1 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | M F Poon | B | Settled in rear of midfield in 8th on the rail, came under pressure inside the final 200 metres and finished off the race nicely. |
4 | 2 | SOLAR WAI WAI (C111) | G van Niekerk | -- | Broke well, obtained rails run coming onto stables bend settling one back in 3rd, remained in one back on rails but when 5th rounding home bend, saved ground on the inside turning for home, kept on same pace without quickening. |
5 | 7 | PICKEN (B311) | A Badel | -- | Jumped well niggling along before settling in midfield in 7th over 3L off the pace, commenced move coming onto home bend and came within 2L of pace turning in, kept on under pressure without threatening. |
6 | 12 | PLAY WISE (A411) | H T Mo | B | Jumped well from the one draw, settled in 6th on rails within 3L of pace, similar when 7th rounding home bend, saved ground on inside turning for home, kept on same pace. |
7 | 6 | PARTY TOGETHER (C210) | N Callan | -- | Jumped awkwardly from the widest gate, vied for lead out wide early stages before settling outside the lead in 2nd, improved to draw level coming onto home bend but unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
8 | 5 | XIANG BAI QI (B336) | L Hewitson | -- | Taken back from a wide gate, remained well behind to home bend, went very wide into straight, produced good late impression closing stages. |
9 | 10 | JADE FORTUNE (V020) | K C Leung | B | Jumped fairly, settled 3-wide better than midfield over 2L back in 5th, made headway from the 650 metres and given reminders approaching home turn, unable to sustain effort after straightening. |
10 | 11 | STARSHIP (V379) | M Chadwick | B | Settled in last few, came under pressure after straightening, ran past well-beaten horses. |
11 | 4 | VIGOR FAME (B260) | Z Purton | H/TT | Pressed forward from a wide gate to lead early, obtained rails run on stables bend, led the field until joined inside the 500 metres, weakened I nside the final 200 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
12 | 3 | BEAUTY HAPPY (D130) | B Shinn | CP | Settled in last few, never seen with a chance. |
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 |