Race 2 (330)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GENEROUS BOBO (S096) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped fairly and was urged to take the early lead. Eased to settled behind the pace backstraight. Nicely box-seated around the bend and ran down rival final 50M. |
2 | 3 | SNITZEL KID (CL379) | K C Leung | B | Best out and raced in a disputed lead early. Took sole possession of the lead 800M and held advantage into home straight. Kept on well and only headed by winner final 50M. |
3 | 8 | SEA RUBY (S238) | J Moreira | H/SR/TT | Among early leaders. Settled behind the pace after 800M. Kept on well after straightening but unable to sustain effort closing stages and settled for a minor placing. |
4 | 5 | EXCELLENT FORTUNE (S252) | T H So | H | Raced along the rails and no better than midfield. Crowded and lost a bit of ground 600M. Towards rear turning in and steadily made up ground. |
5 | 11 | ALL FRIENDS (M374) | H W Lai | TT | 2-wide and no better than midfield. 3-wide under pressure making home turn. Kept on fairly after straightening but unable to turn up a notch closing stages. |
6 | 9 | THUNDER DASH (T133) | U Rispoli | -- | Among early leaders. Raced along the rails and 2Ls off at the rock. Ran on without quickening in the straight. |
7 | 2 | GRIMMY (P079) | M Demuro | -- | 3-wide and no better than midfield. 4-wide and 3Ls off the lead turning for home. Stayed on same pace in the straight. |
8 | 7 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | B Prebble | TT | Jumped well but soon got crowded and raced in rear section. Remained towards the back turning for home. Made a late dash and was closest at finish. |
9 | 6 | MI SAVVY (N138) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped awkwardly and raced wide towards the rear. Under pressure 600M out and was widest turning for home. Ran on fairly thereafter. |
10 | 12 | OPTIMISM (S150) | N Callan | SR/TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield. Ridden along and was within 3Ls making home turn. Unable to turn up a notch in the straight. |
11 | 4 | SUMARAND DRAGON (P441) | M Guyon | -- | Hampered on jumping and raced towards the rear. Ridden along rounding home turn. Made up a bit of ground early straight but caught in traffic near 200M. No improvement thereafter. |
12 | 10 | HAY GO LUCKY (T023) | Y T Cheng | -- | Blew start and raced at the rear. Dropped further behind backstraight and became detached. 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 |