Race 4 (219)
HIBISCUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | MAC ROW (N252) | T H So | H/XB | Began well, not pushed, dropping toward rear but away from fence. Ridden forward from 1050m, circling field to join leader 900m. Inched ahead 500m, battled strongly, pulling clear final 100m. |
2 | 6 | MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped with field, not pushed, settling three back in one-off position. Urged forward from 600m, three-wide into straight, ran on strongly final 200m. |
3 | 7 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | K C Leung | B-/V1/TT | Hard ridden to lead from outside draw, racing wide before crossing to fence 1300m. Speeded up when pressured 900m, headed 500m but battled strongly till flattened 50m. |
4 | 8 | REAL GENEROUS (M193) | C Y Ho | B/H/TT | A little slow to move, settling at rear. Improved around turn, took runs between horses in straight and finished strongly. |
5 | 10 | CALIFORNIA CHERISH (T101) | D Whyte | B/TT | Away nicely, crowded 1700m but ridden to hold one-off position 3L from leader. Lost position 900m, rolled forward again to look chance, boxed on. |
6 | 11 | RAPID TRIUMPH (S438) | Z Purton | XB/CP1/TT | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling at rear. Urged forward around turn, hampered 500m, kept on fairly in straight. |
7 | 12 | KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) | M L Yeung | P/TT | Not much speed but able to hold rail 3-back from leader. Checked off heels around turn, kept on fairly in straight. |
8 | 5 | INDIGO WAY (M227) | H W Lai | B | Bumped start, ridden to stay with pace, settling midfield but wide. One-paced in straight. |
9 | 4 | AGIAAL (N177) | Y T Cheng | CP | No early speed, settling at rear but away from fence. Hampered around turn, one-paced in straight. |
10 | 2 | CASH COURIER (S417) | G Mosse | B-/TT- | Ridden to stay with pace but held wide without cover 5L from leader. Held position to straight before tiring. |
11 | 1 | ROYAL SPIRIT (T257) | B Prebble | -- | Pressed forward, keeping tabs on leader before shuffled back to 3rd passing 900m. Stayed in contention to straight before tiring. Unacceptable performance. |
12 | 3 | LOVING STAR (M382) | G Benoist | H | Began well, holding box seat before pushed back to 4th passing 900m. Lost position around turn and finished tailed off. Found to have an irregular heart rhythm. |
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 |