Race 4 (305)
KINGSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Began awkwardly, bumped, pressed forward, settling behind midfield along rail back stretch. Shifted out 300m, finished strongly to just get up in time. |
2 | 8 | TRUE COMMENT (S328) | N Callan | B/TT | Ridden along from wide draw, settling midfield in one-off position. Switched out entering straight and finished strongly to just miss. |
3 | 11 | WINASWEWISH (T385) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped with field, pressed forward, holding rail 2-back from leader. Picked up momentum on straightening and ran on strongly. |
4 | 4 | ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) | V Cheminaud | B/TT | Outpaced early, dropping to rear along fence. Stayed on fence turning for home and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
5 | 6 | REAL GENEROUS (M193) | K C Leung | B/H/TT | Slow, pressed forward but wide, settling in midfield back stretch. Boxed on steadily in straight without looking dangerous. |
6 | 12 | PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) | H W Lai | B- | Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Not much room early in straight but finished off nicely when clear. |
7 | 3 | STAR OF BOND (P200) | Z Purton | H/P | Pressed forward from a wide draw to sit outside leader first turn and back stretch. Kept on strongly to 200m when flattened and faded. |
8 | 9 | SMART UNION (P268) | K Teetan | -- | Ridden to grab forward position from an outside draw, racing wide without cover 1.5L from leader. Kept on well to 200m before tiring. |
9 | 5 | GALAXY PRANCER (N389) | D Whyte | TT | Hard ridden early but unable to hold position, dropping behind midfield in one-off position. Under pressure from 700m but one-paced. Substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
10 | 10 | SIR JOHN (P344) | B Prebble | -- | Began well, led for a couple of strides before sliding into one-off, one-back position. Battled on gamely early straight but tired after passing 200m. |
11 | 2 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | N Rawiller | H | Pressed forward from inside draw to lead on settling then set steady tempo to 150m when flattened and faded. |
12 | 1 | FUNNY BUDDIES (T300) | G Benoist | H | Crowded start, pressed forward, holding box seat. Hard ridden to hold position from 700m and faded quickly soon after straightening. |
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 |