Race 7 (227)
CATHAY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 3RD LEG Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | MINGS' HERO (CJ011) | R Moore | SR | Gradually taken back to race in rear, commenced move around home bend, sustained effort down centre of straight to just get up on line. |
2 | 10 | MOON CHASER (CK013) | A Suborics | -- | Broke well, settled outside leader, niggling along one-back in 3rd far side, switched out to challenge turning in hitting front over 200 M out, just caught on the line. |
3 | 9 | LASKER (CJ340) | M Chadwick | XB/TT | Close up travelling one back in 4th on rails, remained same on rails turning in, had every conceivable hope when a gap opened up early in straight reaching 2nd inside 200 M, failed to sustain effort in the run home. |
4 | 4 | SUPER GENKI (CH195) | J Talamo | TT | Soon taken back to race in rear, waited with, produced strong late effort despite an interrupted run down home straight. |
5 | 5 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | C Sutherland | XB/TT | Jumped from the widest gate, found cover in rear of midfield coming onto stables bend, travelled wide-ish in midfield down far side, swung very wide turning in, kept on before making late impression nearing finish. |
6 | 2 | SPEEDY WARRIOR (CJ077) | J Murtagh | -- | Broke well looking for cover, tucked in for 5th one off the rails within 3Ls of speed, similar in 4th when commenced move rounding home bend, wide turning in, could only go one-paced under pressure. |
7 | 3 | CLASSA (CK267) | D Whyte | B1 | Prominent when steadied on rails coming onto stables bend, still held forward of midfield position down far side, came under pressure to challenge from around home bend, forced to check 300 M out, never involved thereafter. |
8 | 6 | KENOBE (CH222) | W Buick | XB | Gradually settled in last few, saved ground turning in, keeping on when tightened on rails 200 M out, fought on dourly to the line. |
9 | 11 | THE WITCH'S BROOM (CH231) | Y T Cheng | B | Missed the start, quickly driven through the field to dispute lead from 1000 M bend, held same spot into straight, however, soon dropped out under pressure. (Tactic questioned.) |
10 | 7 | ACHILLES OF TROY (CJ190) | C Lemaire | TT | Settled in midfield, came under pressure around the bend, made no impression in straight. |
11 | 12 | GREAT HERO (CH016) | Y Iwata | B/TT | Began with others, settled behind midfield, made no show under pressure in straight. |
12 | 1 | JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) | H Bowman | V/TT | Began awkwardly but still quickly into lead, held narrow advantage down far side, soon weakened out of it after straightening. |
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 |