Race 7 (767)
LYNDHURST HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | NICCONI COUNTY (G208) | C Y Ho | TT | Settled just off the pace on the rail within striking distance, angled out to challenge turning into straight, hit the front 200 metres out, just held off runner-up's late challenge. |
2 | 10 | YO BEAUTY (E275) | A Badel | CP/H/TT | Broke well from a wide gate, ridden along before settling for 6th some 3L back 3-wide without cover, gained slightly closer to 5th rounding home bend, fought on under pressure to just fail to get up on line. |
3 | 12 | SUPER MISSION (D262) | M F Poon | H/TT | Settled in midfield in 7th on the rail, carried slightly backward inside the 600 metres, saved ground turning in, fought on well under pressure to hold place chance inside final 200 metres. |
4 | 1 | ELON (E272) | K Teetan | E/P | Travelled in 8th in rear of midfield, went one of the widest into home straight, ran on steadily down the centre of the track without threatening first three. |
5 | 11 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (G292) | L Hewitson | SR | Crowded at start losing ground, travelled at the back to straight, saved ground turning in, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 2 | ATULLIBIGEAL (G173) | B Shinn | H/XB | Crowded at start losing ground, soon recovered towards last few, switched to the widest entering home straight, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
7 | 9 | GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (B188) | M Chadwick | -- | Niggled along in first few before traveling keenly, pulled forward to join the leader 850 metres out, hit the front entering straight but unable to sustain effort 200 metres out. |
8 | 8 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | L Ferraris | PC | With the leader early, dropped to one-out-one-back position passing the 850 metres, yielded ground on straightening. |
9 | 4 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | C L Chau | B | Gradually settled in last few from a wide gate, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening. (Tactic questioned). |
10 | 5 | LIKE THAT (D328) | K C Leung | V | Wide with the leaders early, shifted back for cover just over 2L back in 5th inside the 850 metres, saved ground turning in, weakened inside the 100 metres. |
11 | 3 | FLYING SEASON (G157) | Z Purton | B/TT | Crowded at start, always in last few, never seen with a chance. (Questioned for disappointing performance). |
12 | 7 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | H Bentley | B2 | Soon took up running holding slender advantage to straight, weakened under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
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 |