Race 8 (315)
CAUSEWAY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | N Callan | SR/TT | Had a ground saving trip from draw 1, reserved behind mid-division and travelled strongly to straight. kicked on well to assert over final 150M, too strong for rivals. |
2 | 9 | PEARL WARM WARM (T183) | S Clipperton | -- | Began awkwardly and lost ground, not hurried and settled towards the rear, 6Ls back halfway, kept grinding to the line but at no stage did he seriously trouble winner. |
3 | 7 | VARA PEARL (S138) | J Moreira | SR | Dropped back to the rear in a strongly run race, 8Ls behind leader middle stages, headway 450M, stayed on well without reaching winner, missed 2nd narrowly. |
4 | 8 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | O Murphy | CP/XB/TT | Jumped on terms to be 3rd in a strongly run race, moved to a striking position 400M, worked home steadily but no match for winner, outpaced by a couple of rivals late on. |
5 | 3 | BULLISH SMART (S221) | K C Ng | B/TT | Set early pace, tracked leader from 1200M, moved up to be up on the speed 600M, led down the straight until collared 150M out, lost several placings near line. |
6 | 2 | TEN FLAMES (S447) | O Doleuze | V | Settled 4Ls off the strong pace in the first half, crept closer home turn, continued to give chase but couldn't reel in leaders. |
7 | 12 | SILVERFIELD (S106) | S De Sousa | XB | Held up in mid-division 4-5Ls off the strong pace, couldn't muster the speed to be closer, eased final stages when no chance. (Jockey : didn't feel comfortable in its action in the straight.) |
8 | 5 | CHEERFUL BOY (V019) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Lost ground at the start, raced much further back than intended, travelled keenly 1300M and shifted to a position without cover, pursued for the lead but gave ground home turn. (Jockey questioned.) |
9 | 10 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | A Badel | B/H/TT | Moved up gradually to lead passing 1200M, set fast pace to straight, couldn't keep up 300M, soon weakened out of contention. |
10 | 11 | SUPER TALENT (S344) | M L Yeung | B | Not far off the pace early, sat back in midfield as they settled, raced wide throughout, weakened noticeably 250M, never in the finish. |
11 | 6 | SUPER FLUKE (T382) | K C Leung | V/TT | Settled down 3-wide towards the rear, 6Ls off the pace halfway, never near to challenge, no extra and eased 200M. |
12 | 1 | ART OF RAW (V368) | T H So | H1 | Slow to begin, near the rear always, outpaced and left behind 400M, tailed off and well beaten on debut. (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 |