Race 1 (047)
NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | LETSGOFREE (T292) | S Clipperton | B | Settled in last few, commenced move rounding home bend, widest runner turning for home, ran on well down the centre of the track, asserted authority close to home. |
2 | 12 | GREAT TOPLIGHT (T031) | J Moreira | TT | Settled just off the pace on the rail, niggled along from far side, chased the leader in 2nd into straight, hit the front from tiring leader passing the 50 metres only to be headed close to home. |
3 | 1 | SANGRIA (A065) | K Teetan | -- | Moderate start, towards the rear when steadied at the 950 metres, remained in last few on the rail to the home straight, switched out for a run 250 metres out, ran on near the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 2 | THE SHOW (T256) | D Whyte | B | Taken back from a wide gate, finished off race well inside the 300 metres down the centre of the track. |
5 | 4 | GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) | Z Purton | B/TT | Settled at the back, saved ground on the rail turning in, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 3 | BUDDY BUNDY (T157) | H N Wong | PC/TT | Broke well to hold slender lead, went over 1L clear coming onto home bend, unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside the final 100 metres. |
7 | 11 | FOREVER FUN (S130) | W M Lai | B/TT | Ridden early from the middle draw, settled in midfield on the rail, saved ground turning for home, kept on steadily without quickening in the straight. |
8 | 7 | MAGICAL CHAMPION (A106) | K C Leung | H | Inconvenienced approaching the 1000-metre bend, travelled just worse than midfield on the rail to the straight, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure. |
9 | 8 | SIGHT SEEING (S291) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped well from a wide gate and raced 3-wide, taken back to 6th about 3L off the pace, came under pressure after straightening but baulked for a run from the 250 metres to 150 metres. |
10 | 10 | TOURBILLON KING (A104) | M L Yeung | CP | Disputed lead, drifted one back rounding home bend, folded up quickly after straightening. |
11 | 6 | BEAUT BEAUT (A315) | N Callan | H | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to prominent position within 2L of the pace, 3-wide back in 4th when coming under pressure approaching the home turn, soon found no extra. (Lame next day) |
12 | 5 | TRIUMPHAL TRUMPET (A268) | U Rispoli | -- | Drawn wide and remained wide throughout, hard ridden to join the leaders briefly 800 metres out, yielded ground under pressure from approaching the home bend. |
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 |