Race 8 (470)
BAKER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | NICCONI COUNTY (G208) | K Teetan | TT1 | Settled down midfield along the inside, had difficulty obtaining clear running rounding home turn, quickened well passing 250M, went head to head with rival from mid-straight, just prevailed at the line. |
2 | 10 | NOTHING NEW (E127) | A Badel | H/P/XB | Reserved in midfield along the 2-path, taken wide 400M to challenge, ran on strongly under pressure, went head to head with eventual winner from 200M, just held at the line. |
3 | 3 | ATULLIBIGEAL (G173) | Z Purton | H/XB | From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled towards the rear along inside, held up for clear running until near 200M, responded well and was just beaten in a close finish. |
4 | 9 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | M F Poon | H/V/TT | Taken back to race near the rear, swung wide into straight, ran on well from off the pace but was always held by first 3 towards the finish. |
5 | 12 | SMART IDEA (E344) | H Bentley | H/TT | Switched off to last from wide draw, 6Ls to make up 400M, badly held up for clear running until 200M, closed off nicely to go 5th near line. |
6 | 5 | SUPER DOBBIN (D352) | A Hamelin | B | Chased leaders 2-wide, travelled well into straight, challenged for lead inside 300M before flattening near 150M. |
7 | 2 | DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) | K C Leung | TT | Began well from draw 1, soon restrained to a position ahead of midfield, had no clear running early straight, ran on without threat final 150M. |
8 | 4 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | B Shinn | PC | Jumped on terms, caught wide no cover until shifting in to race outside the lead near 600M, no extra 250M, weakened towards the line. |
9 | 6 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | C L Chau | B | Held up towards the rear 5Ls back, responded only fairly passing 300M, never reach contention. |
10 | 11 | FORTE (D498) | D Moor | XB/TT | Began awkwardly, raced keenly early stages, led nearing 800M, came under pressure early straight then weakened 200M from home. |
11 | 7 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | J Moreira | -- | Pressed along to take early lead, tracked leaders along the fence from 850M, badly held up by a weakening rival turning home and was not able to be tested in the straight. |
12 | 1 | DECISIVE TWELVE (D280) | C Y Ho | TT | Caught wide from draw 10 until shifting in to race behind leaders 850M, failed to quicken on straightening, soon weakened to finish 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 |