Race 6 (613)
CROOKED ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:52-32 1650m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | MISSION POSSIBLE (CA070) | W C Marwing | V | Driven to lead on fence 1300 M out, never more than 2Ls clear until straight, neck clear of COMFORT 100 M out, kept on gamely. |
2 | 9 | COMFORT (BT156) | E Saint-Martin | B | Had run of race about 2Ls or 3Ls off speed on fence, went 2nd 2Ls off pace 600 M out, got within a neck of winner 100 M out, couldn't follow through. |
3 | 7 | CHIVAS LAD (CA218) | Y T Cheng | -- | 4Ls off pace on fence about 1300 M out, 5Ls down 1000 M out, travelled well 6Ls off lead 500 M out, stayed on okay for 3rd but never any threat to front pair. |
4 | 1 | ROMANTIC VENTURE (BS233) | D Dunn | B | 8Ls off pace and 2-wide from 1200 M out to home straight, moderate late headway to claim 4th place final 50 M. |
5 | 6 | PROFIT TREASURE (CA077) | H K Yim | B | About 6Ls or 7Ls off pace on fence 1200 M out, driven along round final bend, one-paced to line. |
6 | 12 | CLASSIC CHOICE (BV050) | K H Ting | BO1 | Tried to lead on fence from gates but had to settle for racing upsides winner out 2-wide 1200 M out, 2Ls down 800 M out, driven along 600 M out, faded in straight. |
7 | 5 | NEW DYNASTY (BT291) | S K Sit | TT | Very awkwardly into stride, raced 3-wide 1300 M out about 10Ls off pace, hung out down back straight, never a factor but ran on past a few beaten rivals close home. |
8 | 8 | SUPER ELITE (CA214) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 2-wide 2Ls off lead 1200 M out, 3Ls down 800 M out, under pressure when on fence in 3rd place about 4Ls down 500 M out, very weak in stretch. |
9 | 2 | RETURN A SMILE (BT112) | K C Tsang | -- | Sat 2-wide about 4Ls off speed 1200 M out, on fence 1000 M out, in 5th place when hard ridden to pick up 500 M out, found nothing under pressure. |
10 | 3 | STRATEGIC MOVE (BP233) | C Williams | B | 3-wide and about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace 1200 M out, never got any closer to front than that. |
11 | 10 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | K K Lai | B | About 4Ls off pace and 3-wide 1200 M out, 2-wide 1000 M out, under pressure from 600 M out and struggling turning for home, weakened rapidly. |
12 | 4 | HARMONY PRINCE (BS092) | S Dye | -- | Never travelled, 6Ls off pace and 2-wide 1200 M out, soon niggled along and hard ridden down back straight giving ground all the while, well beaten 600 M out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |