Race 3 (120)
SHEK WU HUI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | MILLION CHASE (CD132) | P H Lo | CP/H | Jumped well and eased back to midfield. 2-wide 4 back at 500 M and swung out on straightening to make a run. Rallied well and charged to the lead final 50 M. |
2 | 8 | GRASS HOPPER (CD050) | S Dye | CP/TT | Disputed lead until home straight. Gained upper hand inside final 200 M but unable to hold off the late charging winner. |
3 | 7 | CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) | E Saint-Martin | B | Disputed lead until home straight. Continued to vie for the lead near 200 M but was outmatched in the final stages. |
4 | 10 | CHAMPION WINNER (CB458) | C Munce | -- | Settled 3-wide near midfield. Widest making home turn and steadily made up ground in the straight. |
5 | 2 | SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) | O Doleuze | CP | Niggled along in a wide position and contested for the early lead. Eased after 800 M and raced a length off the pace. Remained in similar spot into home straight but unable to quicken final stages. |
6 | 1 | DANEMAN HILL (CD374) | B Prebble | P | Raced a length off the leaders early stages. Kept within 2Ls of the pace making home turn but unable to draw closer in the straight. |
7 | 6 | FLAG FINDER (CE224) | D Whyte | -- | 3-wide at midfield and was 4Ls off the lead at 600 M. Raced along the rails at home turn but unable to turn up a notch in the straight. |
8 | 12 | WINNING CHAMP (CE233) | Y T Cheng | B1 | Outpaced and raced behind midfield. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
9 | 4 | ISLAND SUNRISE (CE276) | G Schofield | SR1 | Outpaced early stages and raced behind midfield. Fell further back after 600 M despite being pressured and among last few to enter home straight. Lacked a rally. |
10 | 11 | SUPER PEARL (CD357) | H K Yim | CP | Ridden along in a rearward position. Remained towards the rear and was slightly checked on straightening. Made no impression in the straight. |
11 | 3 | EXCELLENT PARTNERS (CE191) | R Fradd | B1 | Missed the jump and was detached from main field until home turn. Trailed field into home straight and only ran past a beaten runner. |
12 | 5 | LUMINOUS (CE300) | W M Lai | -- | Niggled along behind the leaders early stages. Gradually dropped to midfield and was 3Ls off the lead 700 M. Checked badly at 600 M and fell to a rearward spot. Never recovered. |
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 |