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Race 1 (647)

COCHRANE HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 HERO STAR (D033) Y L Chung TT Quickly into stride, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on very well in straight and scored.
2 1 MY INTELLIGENT (G031) Z Purton V/TT Blundered on jumping, positioned 3 wide, a length or so back, no cover throughout, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, always held.
3 8 SAME TO YOU (H057) B Avdulla H/P/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take 3rd, nearest finish.
4 10 DOUBLE SHOW (G250) L Ferraris B/TT Moderately away from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, finished off evenly, lost 3rd on line.
5 9 GENERAL ACE (G425) C Y Ho CP Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, there to turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
6 5 ALLOY KING (D287) H Bentley V Commenced well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter.
7 12 VAMOS (G004) H Bowman B Taken back from gate 10, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground throughout, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress.
8 11 H Z TOURBILLON (E149) B Thompson TT Knuckled over on jumping and lost ground, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back on turn, angled out early in straight, cleared 200M, one-paced thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
9 4 WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292) A Atzeni TT Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield early, 3 wide from 700M, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, failed to close off in straight.
10 3 THE CONCENTRATION (H465) K C Leung P-/PC1 Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the outside, moved closer after passing 800M, peaked on turn, weakened gradually in straight.
11 7 FIRE BALL (D087) A Hamelin CP Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, similar position 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