Race 9 (244)
MONG KOK HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | WELL BEST (CB035) | G Schofield | -- | Settled about 3Ls off the speed in about 4th or 5th through to home straight, picked up well to lead about 100 M out, driven out. |
2 | 12 | SHOGUN (CB446) | Y T Cheng | TT | Always about 2-wide and 5Ls off the speed until being held up for a run 500 M out, 4-wide into stretch, ran on very strongly closing stages to nick 2nd place final stride. |
3 | 8 | LIGHTNING BOLT (CA313) | F Coetzee | V- | Always 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 3rd and at least 2-wide until the 600 M when he tended to hang in, 1L down in 4th at 200 M, stuck to his task gamely late on. |
4 | 4 | BRILLIANT EXPRESS (CB022) | C Williams | B/TT | Detached and driven 1000 M out, 10Ls rear at 800 M and 8Ls down off home turn when 4-wide into straight, 6Ls down 200 M out, flew through final stages, just missed a place. |
5 | 2 | SNIPPETYIYEA (CB311) | T Mundry | -- | Caught 3 and 4-wide without cover early on towards rear, got in 2-wide and 6Ls off pace in 10th at 500 M, switched inside towards stand's rail 300 M, ran on well, nearest at finish. |
6 | 5 | ABLE EAGLE (CB443) | A Marcus | -- | Stumbled at start, on fence about 6Ls off the speed in 9th through to home straight, ran on well and nearest at finish. |
7 | 9 | NAMJONG TREASURE (CC254) | S Drowne | -- | Disputed lead out 2-wide from 900 M out, narrow lead at 600 M, disputing lead again but vulnerable at 200 M, headed 100 M out and no extra. |
8 | 6 | ASSET PLAY (CC147) | S Dye | -- | Best away, disputed lead on fence from 900 M out, narrow 2nd from 600 M, disputing lead again but vulnerable at 200 M, headed 100 M out and no extra, clipped heels and fell after line. |
9 | 11 | TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) | K T Yeung | -- | Caught 3 and 4-wide without cover early on when worse than midfield, 5-wide (widest of all) into straight when 5Ls down in midfield, one-paced. |
10 | 7 | MANIFEST (CC048) | D Dunn | B/TT | Head up and was checked at 1000 M, 2-wide and 5Ls off pace in 5th at 800 M and into home straight, always looked well held. |
11 | 3 | EVER MORE (CB130) | G Mosse | B | Never looked comfortable, always in rear couple at least 5Ls or 6Ls off the pace, tended to hang in also. |
12 | 1 | GOLD MASTER (CC365) | J Spencer | SR/B1 | Driven from gates, soon over-racing when 4Ls off pace in 5th at 1000 M, under pressure to lie up when 4Ls down in 5th entering straight, dropped away. |
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 |