Race 7 (412)
SHING PING HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | LEGEND (CK042) | T H So | -- | Broke well from gate 11 and soon occupied a one-off spot in the mid-division, swung widest for home, launched a strong challenge down centre of the straight, hit the lead at 100 M, kept on to score. |
2 | 5 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | J Lloyd | -- | Held up in a 2-wide position just behind midfield, responded well when asked for efforts final 300 M, dashed impressively down centre of home straight, narrowly beaten. |
3 | 11 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | W M Lai | CP | Urged to hold a fence position 2 to 3Ls behind the speed, niggled along rounding bend, finished off soundly final 250 M for 3rd. |
4 | 10 | SUNRISE (CK026) | C W Wong | CP-/H | Lacked early speed, driven to hold a fence position 6 to 7Ls behind the leader, made gradual progress along the inner final 250 M but never really troubled the placegetters. |
5 | 12 | GOOD LUCK WIN (CK004) | H W Lai | XB | Ran up lead 1L and found the fence rounding first bend, kept on fairly well early in home straight but could not find extra final 150 M, remained one-paced under pressure. |
6 | 1 | HANNAH KING PRAWN (CJ178) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Sat cosily in midfield on rails, swung wide for home but got blocked and bumped at 300 M, finished off fairly well when clear late at 150 M. |
7 | 9 | CONGRATS (CG298) | O Doleuze | TT- | Widely drawn, held up rearward and travelled 7 to 8Ls off the speed, gave limited response when asked for efforts final 300 M, only passed the beaten rivals final 150 M. |
8 | 4 | MIGHTY HIGH (CL096) | D Beadman | H1/TT1 | Awkwardly started and travelled one-off close to the rear, made no impression in the home straight. |
9 | 2 | HOLD HANDS (CH116) | M L Yeung | -- | Taken back from the widest alley and travelled about 10Ls off the pace, made little progress final 250 M but never really a factor. |
10 | 7 | LUMINOUS (CE300) | G Mosse | B | Prominently placed 2 to 3Ls off the pace, only gave limited response when asked early in straight, flattened final 150 M. |
11 | 6 | HAPPY SEVEN (CK155) | B Prebble | B | Easily ran up to sit one out one back, kept on early in straight but weakened sharply near 150 M. |
12 | 8 | STRAWBERRY (CK182) | Y T Cheng | B | Driven to take the box seat just behind the leader, held ground until outpaced final 200 M, soon faded. |
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 |