Race 7 (656)
SUFFOLK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | VICTORY BOYS (S355) | B Prebble | B2 | Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, sent forward from near 900M, Inconvenienced near 800M, positioned 3 wide, 2 lengths back thereafter, finished off strongly to score. (Finished distressed.) |
2 | 8 | FAITHFUL TRINITY (A247) | C Y Ho | H/P/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
3 | 6 | MCQUEEN (V013) | A Sanna | -- | Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 850M, positioned a length behind the leader thereafter, easy run on turn, kept on well in straight to get 3rd. |
4 | 2 | SUPER CHIC (A134) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned 3L back on rail, 2W from near 800M, still 3L or so back on turn, made good progress early in straight, raced in restricted room thereafter, not able to be ridden out late. (Lost left hind plate.) |
5 | 9 | QUICK RETURN (A286) | J Moreira | B | Taken back from the widest draw, positioned 9 lengths back at rear, improved from 1000M and took the lead at 800M, travelled well throughout, kept on well after turning in, just couldn't hold off the rivals final 50M |
6 | 4 | WILLIE WAY (T281) | K Teetan | -- | Began fairly from a middle draw, raced 2 wide in midfield early, 3 wide from near 800M, 4 to 5 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made good progress without threatening. |
7 | 12 | TEN FLAMES (S447) | K C Ng | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, positioned on rail at rear early, 2 wide after entering the back straight, 5 lengths or so back on turn, no clear running in straight, not able to be fully tested. |
8 | 10 | KING'S MAN (V156) | M L Yeung | V | Average to begin, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, there to turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
9 | 3 | RED MARVEL (T417) | N Callan | P-/H/TT | Out in line, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
10 | 7 | CROWN AVENUE (V378) | U Rispoli | V | Jumped with them, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, became 6th when pace slackened in the middle stages, 4 lengths back on turn, made no progress in straight, eased late. |
11 | 11 | TAI SMART (A366) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail early, 10 lengths or so back, rolled forward when the pace slackened after entering the back straight, 4 wide in midfield on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
12 | 5 | BEST REWARD (V189) | H N Wong | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide at rear, slightly improved after entering the back straight, but couldn't maintain position near 700M, 8 lengths back at tail on turn, showed no response in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |