Race 2 (457)
TAI PO HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | L Ferraris | B | Only fair on jumping, maintained a midfield position on inside, picked up well from 300M, drove hard to get up close home. |
2 | 2 | MY INTELLIGENT (G031) | H Bowman | V/TT | Well away and tracked the pace, took over nearing 400M, kicked on well when asked, fought hard only to concede close home. |
3 | 9 | MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) | H Bentley | TT | Fast into stride, raced keenly when being crossed by rival 800M, fought hard from 300M to the finish, held by first two final stages. |
4 | 7 | DOUBLE SHOW (G250) | K Teetan | B/TT | Not hurried after the start, reined in and raced wide no cover towards the rear, widest into straight, made up some ground to finish 4th without troubling first three. |
5 | 11 | FORTUNE MASTER (D371) | A Hamelin | PC-/XB/B2/TT | Away with them, maintained a 3-wide position towards the rear, wide into straight, closed off moderately although never a winning hope. |
6 | 5 | HERO ICON (G422) | M Chadwick | CP-/TT | Bumped at the start, soon taken across behind runners, settled towards the rear 4-5Ls on inside, just battled away on straightening and couldn't get close to first three. |
7 | 4 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Stayed close behind leaders, poised to strike turning for home, just battled home steadily, no extra late. |
8 | 12 | NOIR RIDER (E138) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Pushed along after start, crowded 1000M and lost position, behind midfield 4Ls off the pace going into home turn and was just fair to the line, steadied 100M. |
9 | 10 | EASY TWO (G423) | K C Leung | H/V/TT | Taken back from wide draw and raced keenly in last, had the job in hand top of straight, held up near 250M, was making some late progress but was held up again final 50M. |
10 | 3 | FIRE BALL (D087) | B Thompson | CP | Bustled along after the start, held his position midfield on outside, was crowded between rivals 300M and did not obtain clear running until after 200M, failed to get into the finish. |
11 | 1 | CHIU CHOW BROTHER (E188) | A Badel | B/TT1 | Jumped only fairly, pressed forward to lead, under the pressure 400M, soon weakened. (Jockey : raced "flat" / Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
12 | 8 | PRECISION GOAL (H016) | C L Chau | H1/TT | Unable to slot in from draw 11, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, gave ground passing 400M, well beaten. |
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 |