Race 7 (161)
TAI TAM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | GOOD BEAUTY (B384) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Taken back to rear for rails run, improved swiftly to rear of midfield in 7th, saved ground on the rail turning for home, quickened well to snatch victory final strides. |
2 | 11 | BLITZING (B290) | K Teetan | TT | Broke well and held narrow lead early stages, settled for 2nd outside the leader in back straight, gained upper hand from tiring leader 200 metres out only to be caught in the shadow of the post. |
3 | 3 | FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) | N Callan | -- | Soon taken back wide from the widest gate settling 9th or 8th, commenced move rounding home bend, ran on well under pressure down the centre of the straight. |
4 | 2 | PERFECT GLORY (B411) | C Schofield | -- | Never far off, switched off the rail for a run turning into straight, fought on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 8 | TELECOM BROTHERS (B243) | H T Mo | -- | Ridden positively from the one draw, took up running 1000 metres out, led until finding no extra inside the final 200 metres. |
6 | 6 | GAMECHANGERS (A162) | S Clipperton | TT | Settled in midfield on the rail, commenced move entering straight gaining 4th some 3L off the lead, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
7 | 4 | DANCES WITH DRAGON (B129) | G van Niekerk | H/P/TT | Crowded shortly after start, checked and dropped to last 1000 metres out, remained in last to the straight, made up some late ground on the rail. |
8 | 1 | LOCKHEED (B087) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Ridden forward after bumped at the start, settled mainly about 4L back in forward of midfield, ran home one-paced. |
9 | 7 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well and taken back from a wide gate, travelled wide in last few, made up some late ground close to finish. |
10 | 12 | BETTER CHOICE (A383) | H N Wong | -- | Jumped well, gradually dropped towards the rear on the rail, inconvenienced rounding home bend, made no impression in the run home. |
11 | 5 | WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) | C Wong | B/XB | Ridden positively from a wide gate, settled not far off in 3rd or 4th 2-wide, faded into straight. |
12 | 10 | SALTO OLIMPICO (A350) | M L Yeung | -- | Never seen with a chance. |
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 |