Race 8 (501)
ARSENAL HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | LITTERATEUR (V183) | N Rawiller | CP/H/XB | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, had over 5Ls to make up passing 400M, motored home strongly, edged clear 50M to win two in a row. |
2 | 5 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | N Callan | SR/TT | Began well from draw 1, 5th on settling never far off from leader, gave a sustained run on straightening, found the line well but winner too strong final 150M. |
3 | 2 | CIRCUIT GLORY (A402) | T Berry | H/XB | Slotted into a position behind midfield, 6Ls off the fast pace home turn, finished off well to take 3rd just before line but couldn't trouble winner. |
4 | 10 | HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) | H N Wong | B | Crossed to the lead 1300M, led steadily before quickening up 700M, kept trying turning home, outgunned final 100M, lost placing last stride. (Jockey questioned re his riding from 700M.) |
5 | 7 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | A Sanna | -- | Hugged the rail from draw 2, chased leader on settling, pace fast from 700M, held ground and failed to improve position in the straight. |
6 | 8 | TOP LAURELS (A173) | K Teetan | -- | Taken back from wide draw, 7-8Ls off the pace in 2nd last spot, brought wide 400M and made some ground down the outside without threatening. |
7 | 11 | TEN FLAMES (S447) | K C Leung | -- | Held up in mid-division 5-6Ls off the pace, failed to accelerate turning home, no threat to leaders. |
8 | 9 | HEROIC GURU (S260) | M F Poon | CP | Switched off to race near the rear, 8Ls off the fast pace home turn, ran on mildly passing a few beaten rivals, no impression on leaders. |
9 | 12 | MARVEL JOY (A229) | C Y Ho | -- | Chased pace in 4th first half, shuffled back to midfield 500M from home, couldn't come on in straight, failed to make up ground. |
10 | 3 | LUCKY GIRL (T355) | Z Purton | -- | Raced keenly when being steadied looking for cover, caught wide from 1400M, gradually improved to track the pace 700M, couldn't quicken early straight, weakened 200M. |
11 | 4 | RED MARVEL (T417) | O Doleuze | H/TT | Chased the pace along the 2-path, struggled to keep up when pace quickened 700M, weakened away on straightening. |
12 | 6 | BEAUTY TRUST (B171) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Steadied and taken in behind runners, became detached from the field 1000M, never involved. |
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 |