Race 7 (596)
OWL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Pressed forward from inside draw to lead on settling and then steadied tempo to straight. Lengthened stride passing 300m and kept finding under hard riding to hold off late challenger. |
2 | 5 | DA VINCI (S360) | O Doleuze | TT | Began well and soon in box seat 2L from leader. Took closer order entering straight but no clear run until after passing 150m. Finished strongly. |
3 | 6 | EXCEL ONESELF (P287) | B Prebble | H | Ridden to hold forward position, settling three-quarters of a length outside leader. Got to within a neck passing 300m but could not find extra and kept on gamely to the line. |
4 | 12 | PEARL WIN (P085) | H W Lai | SR | Quickly into stride settling 2-back, one-off to straight. Put under pressure passing 300m but unable to close gap and boxed on gamely. |
5 | 8 | SHINING CHAMPION (S305) | J Moreira | B | Began OK, ridden along in midfield before settling three-back, one-off before turn. Lost position entering straight and boxed on one-paced. |
6 | 2 | JOY LUCK WIN (T225) | M L Yeung | -- | Got off fairly, severely checked approaching 1000m and shifted in abruptly 4.5L from leader. Stayed on fence around turn but unable get run in straight until late. Kept on. |
7 | 4 | PEACE N PROSPERITY (T210) | K Teetan | -- | Crowded for room on jumping and then hampered when a number of horses were checked passing 1000m. Switched out wide in straight and kept on fairly. |
8 | 3 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | D Lane | H | Began fairly, badly unbalanced when several horses forced to check 1000m, allowed to roll forward 3-wide to within 3L of leader. One-paced in straight. |
9 | 10 | ELITE SPIRIT (S200) | W M Lai | TT | Ridden to challenge pacemakers, sitting three-wide without cover some 1.5L from leader. Continued to race wide in straight and tired quickly after passing 200m. |
10 | 1 | ALWAYS WIN (T050) | N Callan | -- | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw but severely checked 1000m dropping to near last. Made little headway after that. |
11 | 7 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | T H So | B/TT | Began well but severely checked 1000m and then raced keenly to and passing 800m. One-paced in straight. |
12 | 11 | MELLIFLUENT (S059) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began fairly, struck heels 1000m and blundered, dropping to last. Soon detached from field. Never competitive. |
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 |