Race 5 (213)
THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | MULTIGOGO (A204) | H T Mo | H/TT | Fast into stride, showed early speed to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on well after turning in, scored by a neck. |
2 | 9 | CHARITY WINGS (B003) | A Badel | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths back in midfield, same position on turn, finished off strongly in straight to be nearest on line. |
3 | 12 | DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) | J Moreira | TT | Bumped jumping out and unbalanced, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening, tried hard but always held. |
4 | 4 | SANGRIA (A065) | N Callan | -- | Slowly away, raced 6 lengths back on rail at rear, saved ground to near 400M, taken wide thereafter, made good progress in straight to make frame. |
5 | 3 | SICHUAN BOSS (V416) | N Rawiller | XB | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 to 3 lengths back on rail, same position to near 400M, angled out for a run turning in, finished off evenly without threatening. |
6 | 5 | DIAMOND LEGEND (V341) | S Clipperton | B | Steadied shortly after start and shifted in for cover, raced 4 to 5 lengths back on rail, saved ground on turn, no clear running early in straight, showed no progress when clear thereafter. |
7 | 10 | VARA PEARL (S138) | C Schofield | SR-/B1 | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 to 8 lengths back, still well back on turn, taken widest in straight and made reasonable headway to be nearest on line. |
8 | 6 | SUM WIN DRAGON (S148) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Bumped start, raced 6 lengths back at rear, slightly improved from 600M, 3 wide on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off evenly. |
9 | 8 | EMPIRE STAR (A145) | Z Purton | B | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, difficult to settle near 1300M, raced tight near 600M and around home turn, finished off one-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Epiglottic entrapment.) |
10 | 1 | AMAZING FEELING (V031) | M F Poon | B/XB | Began only fairly from a tricky draw, unable to slot in early, sent forward near 1300M to race outside the leader, peaked after turning in, weakened gradually thereafter. |
11 | 2 | ARGENTUM (T201) | U Rispoli | B/H | Crowded out start and unbalanced, unable to slot in early, raced 3 wide with no cover in 4th, found cover near 1000M, peaked on turn and bumped near 400M, weakened gradually in straight. |
12 | 7 | GENTRY (V042) | W M Lai | XB | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 4 to 5 lengths back, left racing wide and without cover near 1000M, slightly improved in the middle stages, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight, finished last. |
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 |