Race 1 (325)
NG FONG HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SUPERKING DRAGON (N318) | B Prebble | B/TT | Jumped well and in front early, ceded advantage for cover coming out of home straight, settled one-back in 3rd on rails, saved ground turning in, fought on to gain upper hand final strides. |
2 | 11 | WEALTH PARK (M300) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped fairly, gradually took up running, set sedate pace middle stages holding narrow advantage on rails, fought on gamely when seriously challenged in the final stretch, overshadowed final strides. |
3 | 12 | STARLIT WARRIOR (M162) | M Demuro | H/TT | Jumped well from a low draw, settled in rear of midfield on rails, shuffled backward to tail-end at the Rock, saved ground turning in, ran on well to do best work late. |
4 | 9 | HUMONGUS (CJ265) | K C Leung | B/TT | Settled on rails in 5th within 3L of leader, similar turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 2 | KENSWORTH KID (N075) | T Angland | B | Jumped fairly, settled in last few, made swift progress out wide up Rock to dispute lead rounding home bend, faded under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
6 | 7 | MR MARFACH (M067) | N Pinna | B/XB/TT | Jumped moderately, ridden for pace but forced to steady to last few, remained behind midfield throughout far side, produced good late impression inside final 200 metres. |
7 | 3 | MIZZEN GREY (N192) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped moderately, settled in midfield, lost position passing 600 metres before making swift progress 3-wide around the bend, unable to sustain effort from 1.5L back in 4th into straight. |
8 | 1 | MOBILE KING (P084) | Z Purton | TT1 | Jumped fairly from a poor gate, settled in midfield, carried backward to rear of field up Rock, recovered ground swiftly around the bend but ran home one-paced. |
9 | 8 | LOTUS LOVE (CL155) | H W Lai | V | Not far off, shuffled back to midfield at the Rock, dropped further back around home bend, ran home one-paced. |
10 | 5 | JOLLY GOOD (CL134) | M Chadwick | -- | Gradually came across to join leaders after beginning from the widest gate, settled half a length back outside leader, yielded ground 500 metres out. (Tactic questioned) |
11 | 6 | DARK SECRET (M213) | J Moreira | TT | Gradually taken back for cover behind midfield after beginning from a wide gate, shuffled further back to last few around the Rock, came wide for a run rounding home bend, failed to quicken in straight. |
12 | 10 | GOLD FORTUNE (N257) | C Y Lui | B/XB/TT | Sluggish at start, travelled well behind early, made short-lived effort out wide up Rock to be as close as 3L back in midfield, run ended over 500 metres out. |
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 |