Race 8 (036)
WONG CHUK HANG HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | CHATER DREAM (P117) | D Whyte | -- | Positively ridden, crossed to the rail from draw 10 with ease, travelled smoothly throughout, took inside route final 300M, made steady headway, got to the front 50M and prevailed in a close finish. |
2 | 2 | LITTLE DREAMS (CL095) | T Angland | -- | Restrained, settled well in last pair, bid wide 400M, finished fastest down outside and was just touched off on the line. |
3 | 10 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | C O'Donoghue | TT1 | Caught wide from wide barrier, strode closer to leaders passing 1200M, responded well to hold narrow lead mid-straight, caught by first two close home. |
4 | 7 | JOLLY FINE (M294) | C Y Lui | B | Caught 3-wide in midfield, left with no cover from 1000M, strode forward to lead, headed 250M but battled on gamely to hold 4th. |
5 | 1 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | Z Purton | H | Soon crossed to a 2-wide spot, never far off from leaders, ran on final 300M but always held by leaders. |
6 | 9 | GREAT AND BEYOND (N400) | K Teetan | P | Not hurried, dropped back to the rear 6Ls off the pace, 3-wide for much of the way, finished off mildly and never a serious threat. |
7 | 6 | TRAVEL BRAND (N112) | T H So | B/TT | Dropped back, travelled 3-wide near the rear in first half, moved closer to pace from 600M when left with no cover, had his chance but lacked further response inside 200M. |
8 | 8 | CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) | C K Tong | TT | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, kept on same pace in straight and unable to make any headway. |
9 | 4 | MIGHTY HIGH (CL096) | H W Lai | H | Began well from draw 1, not far off early stages but got shuffled back to a rear spot after first turn, had plenty to do 300M, switched wide and stayed on fairly. |
10 | 3 | GALAXY PRANCER (N389) | W C Marwing | -- | Slow to begin, restrained to a rearward position and proved difficult to settle under early slow pace, switched wide 300M, closed off fairly. |
11 | 5 | REGENCY KING (N040) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Made some use early from wide barrier, led 1200M-700M, lacked further response turning in, faltered nearing 200M and faded. |
12 | 11 | RACING HERO (N157) | M L Yeung | B | Prominent early, shuffled back to midfield halfway, checked 500M lost position, came up empty when urged. |
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 |