Race 4 (492)
THE EWO CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | ALPHA HEDGE (B102) | C Y Ho | CP | Assumed good position one pair behind lead after 300m. Moved three wide passing the 400m and conceded 3.5 lengths at this point. Made quick ground once balanced, struck lead inside final 150m and drew away in closing stages. |
2 | 12 | LUCKY SHINY DAY (A273) | T H So | -- | Slow to begin before ridden hard to get to midfield on the rail. Travelled strongly passing the 400m when 4 lengths from lead. Cornered on the rail before making good ground along the inside in the final 150m. |
3 | 3 | CHAMPION SUPREME (B435) | A Sanna | B/TT | Bumped at the start before shifting back behind runners early. Shifted wider around the final turn before balancing up over 5 lengths from the lead. Made steady headway as the widest runner over the final 250m. |
4 | 6 | ENJOY LIFE (A125) | K C Leung | B | Checked after the start before striding forward to midfield. Shifted out near the 850m before improving around field to strike lead at 550m. Continued on to lead by over 1 length on corner. Peaked on run & joined at 150m. |
5 | 7 | POLYMER LUCK (T326) | M Chadwick | B | Began awkwardly and checked before clipping heals near winning post & settling worse than midfield. Moved out 3 wide at the 650m before improving position 2.5L from lead at the 400m. Lay in in straight before peaking late. |
6 | 2 | SUPER LUCKY (A251) | Z Purton | H/XB | Bumped at start before restraining shortly after to race at the tail of the field. Five lengths form lead between runners passing the 400m. Shifted in after straightening but only maintained margin in straight. |
7 | 9 | BUNDLE OF ENERGY (B279) | M F Poon | B1 | Bumped at start before restraining back behind runners & settling near the rear. Raced on the rail when conceding 5 lengths past the 400m. |
8 | 4 | MULTIGOGO (A204) | K C Ng | H/TT | Began fast and assumed lead after a few strides. Was headed in the lead at the 550m, before cornering over a length from the lead. Peaked on effort shortly after straightening and weakened out over final 250m. |
9 | 1 | ELECTRIC LIGHTNING (A189) | N Callan | B/TT | Strode forward to get leaders back shortly after start. Shifted around heels past the 400m before being tightened on the corner. Around 2.5L from lead on straightening but never ran on and gave ground in final 200m. |
10 | 8 | GOOD RUNNERS WAY (C127) | G van Niekerk | B1/TT | Showed some speed to stride forward outside leader early. Raced over one length from lead in middle stages. Bumped and eased near the 400m before being tightened & checked on the corner. Gave ground in the straight. |
11 | 10 | I'M THE CONQUIST (B155) | C Wong | B | Bumped at the start and raced wide before settling at the rear on the outside. Was hard ridden passing the 500m when a clear last and made no headway in the final section. |
12 | 11 | THE FULL BLOOM (V243) | W M Lai | -- | Strode forward after the start but raced three wide without cover just forward of midfield. Was under heavy pressure passing the 550m and began yielding ground shortly after. |
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 |