Race 7 (035)
TAI SHUE WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | CLASSIC POSH (C327) | Z Purton | -- | Soon taken back from the widest gate for rails run towards the rear in 9th, saved ground turning for home, quickened well inside final 100 metres to assert authority final strides. |
2 | 9 | COLONEL (D090) | V Borges | V | Soon took up running, quickened up pace going 2L clear passing the 700 metres, held same until finding no extra inside final 100 metres. |
3 | 8 | STOICISM (E223) | L Ferraris | -- | Broke well settling just off the pace on the rail, chased 2L behind pace rounding home bend and into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
4 | 11 | COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) | M Chadwick | B | Began fairly but soon ridden forward to 2L 3rd, drifted backward to 3L 5th passing the 800 metres, came under pressure to match increased pace rounding home bend, fought on to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 1 | SIMPLY FLUKE (C352) | C L Chau | B/XB | Settled in worse than midfield in 7th or 8th one off the rail, found no room upon straightening and switched in for a run over 200 metres out, ran on under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 10 | EXUBERANT (E282) | K Teetan | B/TT | Niggled at after moderate start, travelled 3-wide in worse than midfield back straight, widest runner turning for home, bumped and unbalanced early in straight before lying in badly, fought on to the line |
7 | 7 | TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) | M F Poon | CP/XB | Began very awkwardly losing considerable ground, remained well behind to the straight, made up good late ground under pressure. (Questioned) |
8 | 6 | MIG ENERGY (C376) | J Moreira | XB/TT | Began well from a middle gate, wide without cover in 2L 4th before improving to 1.5L 2nd at about 900 metres, joint 2nd rounding home bend and into straight, kept on until folding up quickly inside final 100 metres. (Bled) |
9 | 4 | A LA KING (E147) | C Y Ho | B | Wide without cover in midfield from a wide draw, travelled keenly early in back straight before picking up to joint 4th, kept on steadily from a similar position into straight. |
10 | 12 | LINCOLN BRIGHT (E305) | K C Leung | H/XB/TT | Taken back from the one draw towards midfield 3L off the pace, travelled keenly on heels and steadied early in back straight, saved ground on the inside turning for home, unable to quicken under pressure. |
11 | 5 | BRIGHT KID (C060) | H N Wong | B/XB | Very slowly away, trailed the field most of the way, never nearer. |
12 | 3 | SICOMORO (E231) | M L Yeung | P1 | Settled in last few from a wide gate, came under pressure rounding home bend and the widest runner on straightening, never nearer. |
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 |