Race 4 (578)
MORRISON HILL ROAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | H N Wong | -- | First out, taken to rail and set slow quarters to straight. Put under intense pressure final 300m but battled gamely and just held. |
2 | 9 | NEWSWIRE FREE (S407) | J Moreira | B | Began well, crossed to fence to sit at the back of the speed. Took inside run on straightening, ran on strongly but just failed. |
3 | 4 | PEARL FURU (T431) | N Rawiller | -- | Jumped with field but crowded for room and shuffled towards rear in one-off position. Swung wide into straight, switched to centre track 250m and finished strongly. |
4 | 8 | FRANCE VALOUR (S408) | M L Yeung | B | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, ridden forward settling 3-back, one-off. Switched out in straight, bumped and unbalanced 250m, finished off well. |
5 | 2 | EXPECTATOR (N284) | N Callan | B/XB | Began OK, ridden to hold rail but 4L from leader back stretch. Took inside run in straight and ran on well. |
6 | 1 | BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) | G Lerena | B/TT | Slow, then shifted across behind runners to rail at rear. Brushed rail and unbalanced around turn, shifted out in straight and ran on steadily. |
7 | 10 | YOURTHEWONFORME (T258) | H W Lai | P- | Hard ridden from outside draw, racing wide before shifting in to settle 1L behind leader. Boxed on gamely in straight until swamped final strides. |
8 | 5 | SUPER SWEET ORANGE (V058) | Z Purton | B/TT | Crowded out on jumping, pressed forward in one-off position at midfield. Taken wide in straight, hampered passing 250m, kept on fairly. |
9 | 6 | ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped OK, not pushed, settling along fence four-back from leader. Stayed on rail in straight and ran on fairly to be closest at finish. |
10 | 12 | REAL GENEROUS (M193) | C Y Ho | B/H/TT | Shifted across from wide draw soon after start, settling at rear in one-off position. Stayed at rear throughout, finished one-paced in straight. |
11 | 7 | AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) | B Prebble | CP | Began well, pushed to stay with early pace before dropping one-back, one-off back stretch. Kept on fairly in straight until flattened 100m. |
12 | 3 | GO-GETTER (S303) | M Chadwick | E/P | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw and last on settling. Hard ridden back stretch but continued to lose ground, finishing tailed off. Unacceptable performance. |
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 |