Race 9 (490)
HONG TUNG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | KING'S CAPITAL (E077) | A Hamelin | -- | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, commenced move 450M, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 11 | DR WINNING (G053) | K Teetan | TT | Away with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, closed off well to take 2nd. |
3 | 8 | READY PLAYER ONE (G143) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 500M, very wide into straight, made good progress in straight to take a place. |
4 | 10 | DARCI JOY (E161) | M Chadwick | B | Bumped shortly after start, raced better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer after entering the back straight, shared lead on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 6 | EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) | J Moreira | E/B1/TT | Bumped start, positioned on rail slightly better than midfield, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 50M. |
6 | 12 | SMILING TIME (E235) | D Moor | V/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 wide towards rear, commenced move after passing 500M, very wide turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
7 | 4 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off evenly. |
8 | 1 | SAVVY KINGMAN (D416) | Z Purton | -- | Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well in the middle stages, shared the lead with rival on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened and eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 3 | CINQUANTE CINQ (B404) | C L Chau | B | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, angled out 400M, made some progress early in straight, short of room near 150M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
10 | 2 | APACHE PASS (D433) | K C Leung | BO/XB | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, angled out 700M, commenced move after passing 600M, very wide into straight, made no progress in the run home. |
11 | 7 | KING TOURBILLON (G097) | M F Poon | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M. |
12 | 9 | BARON ZEE (G077) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Bumped start, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, same margin back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
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 |