Race 7 (215)
IRVING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | SUPER FLUKE (T382) | B Prebble | -- | Ridden to hold midfield position, one-away from fence. Swung wide turning for home, picked up strongly final 200m to win close home. |
2 | 4 | SIMPLY BRILLIANT (B090) | N Rawiller | H1 | Away well, stayed close to pace in one-out position. Had clear running top of straight, loomed boldly 100m but unable to hold off winner final strides. |
3 | 7 | CHARITY GLORY (T302) | Z Purton | CP/TT | Jumped well, taken to fence 900m but tended to over-race and checked 650m, settling 5L from leader. Took inside run in straight, weaving between horses to grab minor placing. |
4 | 10 | STAR OF JOY (A171) | J Moreira | H/B1 | Hard ridden from widest draw to lead passing 950m, cutting to fence 800m. Kept up good pace before running on empty 50m and swamped. |
5 | 5 | ARM RUNDA (V248) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Steadied shortly after start and taken in for cover, settling behind midfield one-away from fence. Taken very wide in straight and finished off fairly. |
6 | 9 | GOOD COMPANION (A052) | M F Poon | TT | Jumped well, pressed forward, settling one-out 2L from leader. Shaken up turning for home but did not improve and finished one-paced. |
7 | 12 | SHARP HUNTER (P097) | D Whyte | B | Ridden along to hold rail 4L from leader. Stayed on rail around turn but failed to improve when asked 300m and plodded to line. |
8 | 11 | RADIANT STEED (V127) | A Badel | B-/XB1/TT1 | Hampered start and last on settling. Trailed field to straight before running on fairly final 200m. |
9 | 3 | MAJESTIC ENDEAVOUR (A399) | N Callan | -- | Bounded in air at start losing ground, taken to fence, and settled towards rear. Stayed on fence around turn, one-paced in straight. |
10 | 2 | WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) | C Schofield | -- | Away well, pressed forward inside pace before taking box seat 2L from leader. Shifted out 400m to challenge, loomed 200m before dropping off sharply 100m. Bled both nostrils. |
11 | 6 | POWER MAN (B053) | C Y Ho | -- | No pace, dropping to last pair soon after start. Remained at rear throughout and never in contention. |
12 | 8 | HAPPY COOPERATION (T392) | U Rispoli | H/TT | Shared early pace before settling 3L back but 3-wide without cover. Swung wide into straight and soon under pressure, dropping out final 150m. (Lost left hind plate 1150m) |
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 |