Race 7 (145)
THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90-70 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | PRECISION KING (P134) | N Rawiller | P | Pressed forward to lead on settling, cutting to fence 1400m and slowing pace. Picked up speed 500m, kept finding final 100m when strongly challenged. |
2 | 1 | CHEEKY TOO (T152) | Z Purton | CP1 | Bounced well, racing inside leader till easing into box seat 1400m. Began run passing 400m, battled strongly but unable mow down leader. |
3 | 7 | PIKACHU (S298) | J Moreira | B | Jumped OK but eased to find cover, cutting to rail towards rear 1500m. Shaken up passing 400m, finished strongly along rails but run ended just before the post. |
4 | 4 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | S De Sousa | -- | Got off nicely, ridden to hold forward position, settling in one-off position 3L from leader. Swung wide into straight and ran on steadily. |
5 | 6 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | K K Chiong | TT | Began fairly, steadied, ridden to make up ground but held 4-wide before rolling forward 1450 to sit 1L behind leader. Under pressure final 300m but kept on gamely. |
6 | 5 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | H W Lai | -- | First out but not rushed, easing 4L from leader on settling. Urged forward on straightening, making up good ground until flattened final 50m. |
7 | 12 | JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) | K Teetan | B1 | Crowded out soon after start, then taken to fence 4-back from leader. Switched out turning for home and kept on fairly in straight. |
8 | 9 | SUPEROI (T017) | S Clipperton | V- | Jumped OK, ridden along ahead of midfield, then taken 3-wide turning for home. Kept on fairly in straight. Rider rapped by stewards on riding early in straight. |
9 | 2 | HIGH AND MIGHTY (S362) | B Prebble | H/XB | Jumped with field, ridden along in midfield one-off the fence. Under pressure turning for home and one-paced in straight. |
10 | 8 | LAND GRANT (V131) | C Schofield | B | Shifted across behind horses soon after start, landing towards rear but kept away from fence. Given early reminders but found nothing in straight. |
11 | 10 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | C Y Ho | CP | Shifted across behind horses from widest draw, dropping to rear. In last pair throughout and never in the hunt. |
12 | 11 | PACKING GENIUS (V174) | H N Wong | H1 | Shifted across behind runners from an outside draw, dropping to last. Trailed field thereafter without making any progress. |
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 |