Race 7 (328)
CLEVELAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | RACING LUCK (B223) | C Y Ho | -- | Travelled 3-wide in midfield around first bend, settled 2-wide in back straight, saved ground on inside turning for home, ran on well to assert authority near the finish. |
2 | 6 | HAR HAR HEART (A224) | J Moreira | -- | Settled in rear, gained slightly closer coming onto home bend, widest runner entering home straight, ran on to hit the front briefly inside the final 100 metres. |
3 | 2 | MY ALLY (B261) | S De Sousa | H/XB/TT | Soon took up running from a wide draw, obtained rails run passing winning post the first time, led the field until swamped inside the final 50 metres. |
4 | 9 | ARCADA (A240) | G van Niekerk | TT | Travelled prominently and wide without cover around first bend, improved steadily from 2L 4th to join the leaders 3-wide 600 metres out, fought on steadily to hold some chance 200 metres out, soon swamped. |
5 | 10 | GOLD LAND (A109) | K Teetan | B/TT | Travelled wide towards the rear on first bend, took closer order to wide in midfield down back straight, shaken up entering home straight, ran on under pressure to narrowly miss a placing. |
6 | 1 | PERFECT GLORY (B411) | Z Purton | H- | Settled just behind the leader on the rail, tight for a run over 200 metres out, kept on same pace without quickening in closing stages. |
7 | 11 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | M F Poon | H/TT | Broke well, settled within 3L of pace in 5th, came under pressure entering home straight, found nothing. |
8 | 8 | WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) | K C Leung | B-/XB | Crowded at start, always in last few, ran home one-paced under pressure. |
9 | 3 | PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) | H N Wong | -- | Broke well, soon taken back to last few, came under pressure rounding home bend, made no impression. |
10 | 5 | IRISH VEGA (B302) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Broke well, close up to home straight, folded up quickly. |
11 | 4 | GOD OF DRAGON (B108) | N Callan | B | Soon taken well back, came under pressure rounding home bend, ran past one beaten horse closing stages. |
12 | 12 | LOOKING GOOD (B256) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, settled in midfield on the rail, given reminders to maintain position leaving the Rock, soon weakened. (Irregular heart rhythm) |
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 |