Race 4 (403)
SPORTS ROAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | POWERMAX (A009) | N Callan | CP1 | Broke ok, bustled to lead on rail 1100m, eased & headed 1000m, stalked 1 back, ridden 500m, rousted to close at 300m, quickened to lead 80m, kept on under hard drive. |
2 | 1 | CIRCUIT KING (T324) | J Moreira | B/H | Good break widest, bustled to lead 1000m, 2L clear & to rail 850m, 1.5 L up & kicked on 320m, emptied & headed 80m, tapered. |
3 | 2 | COUR VALANT (P190) | K C Leung | XB/TT | Tardy start & bustled on rail to park midfield, niggled 400m, 4th & driven 350m, switched out 250m, grinding effort to close, just missed 2nd. |
4 | 8 | MIDNITE PROMISE (S379) | N Rawiller | B | Sharp break, sat midfield 3 wide with cover, shifted out & driven 400m, very wide into stretch, stayed on for minor headway. |
5 | 7 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | B Prebble | H/TT | Broke ok, taken back to park behind midfield 1 off with cover, overraced 950m, soon settled, swung out home turn & driven centre track, picked up final 300m for limited headway. |
6 | 10 | CLEVER SPIRIT (T333) | K Teetan | -- | Fast start & disputed lead, restrained to 2nd 1 off no cover, ridden 420m, 3rd under pressure turning in, drifted out &tapered to wire. |
7 | 11 | HASTA LA VISTA (T350) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Broke well but outpaced & snagged to near rear 3 wide with cover, driven widest into stretch, plugged on moderately. |
8 | 9 | VICTORY MUSIC (V308) | S Clipperton | SR | Dropped in at break & crossed to rail, bustled a touch to sit back of midfield, niggled 400m, driven turning in, boxed on one pace. |
9 | 5 | DON'T MISS (A017) | T H So | H/TT | Snagged back at start & soon bustled along at tail, 2L detached & under pump 400m, outpaced on turn, ran on for modest late inroads. |
10 | 6 | M REBORN (A046) | C Schofield | -- | Broke well, snagged back from wide to race 2nd last on rail, shaken up turning in, plodded on one pace. |
11 | 4 | ELITE EXPRESS (T344) | M L Yeung | B-/V1/TT1 | Good break, raced midfield 1 off with cover, driven turning in, found nil & faded. |
12 | 12 | NATURAL TEAM (P257) | H W Lai | TT | Led at break, soon headed & shuffled back to midfield 4 wide no cover, pushed on to handy 4th 3 wide no cover, bustled on turn, under pump 400m, emptied early in stretch & eased. |
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 |