Race 7 (749)
LANTAU ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | ALL GREAT FRIENDS (S279) | H N Wong | -- | First out and soon dictating pace. Pulled 2L clear around home turn and kept finding in the straight when strongly challenged final 100m. |
2 | 1 | HARRIER JET (T372) | S Clipperton | V/TT | Jumped well, pulled out of pace battle and taken to fence 3L from leader. Kept tabs to straight, threw out strong challenge from 300m but failed narrowly. |
3 | 2 | ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) | H W Lai | -- | Broke with field then ridden along one-out, one-back. Dropped back slightly around home turn but rolled forward again between horses in straight to grab minor placing. |
4 | 5 | POWERMAX (A009) | M F Poon | B | Jumped awkwardly, bumped, took first turn 4-wide before settling 3-deep 2L from leader 800m. Dropped back slightly turning for home but boxed on gamely in straight to finish in the frame. |
5 | 8 | DOLLAR REWARD (A305) | J Moreira | TT | Bounced well, pressed forward, racing outside but 1L behind leader back straight. Swung a little wide into straight, boxed on fairly before turning one-paced final stages. |
6 | 10 | MR PICASSO (T330) | C Schofield | H | Got off OK, not pushed, racing just ahead of midfield in one-out position. Shaken up top of straight but only one-paced. |
7 | 9 | SHARP HUNTER (P097) | D Whyte | B | Slow into stride, dropping to last pair along rail. Made up some ground turning for home, took inside run in straight and ran on steadily though slightly inconvenienced final stages. |
8 | 3 | JOLLY CONVERGENCE (V293) | N Callan | TT | Hard ridden from widest gate, taking first turn 5-wide before shifting in and finding cover 3-wide behind midfield. Made some progress in straight but tightened close home and not fully tested. |
9 | 12 | AMAZING RACE (V350) | C Y Ho | -- | Bounced well, not pressed, dropping behind midfield along fence. Made some progress around home turn, took inside run in straight but only one-paced. |
10 | 4 | ROYAL MOJITO (A261) | W M Lai | TT | Bounded in air at the start, was bumped and unbalanced then shifted in, dropping to rear but wide. Continued to race wide around home turn and spent force in straight. |
11 | 11 | WHAT MAN HORSE (V236) | K C Ng | B | Jumped fairly, shifted across behind runners from a wide gate dropping to rear in one-off position. Trailed field to straight without ever looking competitive. |
12 | 6 | COLCHESTER (A263) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped OK, ridden forward, settling ahead of midfield but wide. Lost position steadily around home turn and dropped out in straight. |
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 |