Race 1 (761)
PO TOI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | GENTLE BREEZE (B343) | M Chadwick | B1 | Commenced well, raced 2 wide, a length behind the leader, there to turn, showed good response early in straight, took the lead near 150M, kept on very strongly to the line, scored by 2 lengths. |
2 | 11 | VERY SWEET ORANGE (A300) | J Moreira | V | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter, stayed on for 2nd. |
3 | 1 | CAO CAO (B431) | G van Niekerk | B | Away well from gate1, raced prominently on rail, allowed rival to cross near 600M, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly in straight. |
4 | 9 | FLYING MONKEY (T361) | A Sanna | TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, unable to slot in early, slightly taken back to race 3 wide with cover in midfield, there to turn, made good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. |
5 | 4 | TRAVEL DATUK (V235) | N Callan | B | Began well from gate 11, unable to slot in, raced wide with no cover, slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
6 | 5 | AURORA PEGASUS (C351) | Z Purton | -- | Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide at rear, 8 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 10 | DEMONS ROCK (B263) | C Y Ho | CP | Bumped start, positioned on rail in midfield, checked off heels near 550M, brushed the rail 350M, angled out early in straight and finished off evenly. |
8 | 12 | GOUTEN OF GARO (A291) | M L Yeung | TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, angled out after passing 350M, finished off evenly. |
9 | 6 | HARDLY SWEARS (C025) | M F Poon | H1 | Slightly slow out, positioned on rail behind midfield, there to turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. |
10 | 2 | EPTIMUM (B305) | T H So | H/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths back on turn, finished off one pace in straight. |
11 | 7 | CASIMIRO (C149) | H T Mo | H | Began awkwardly and crowded, raced at rear on the inside, 7 lengths back on turn, made no progress in straight. |
12 | 8 | AIOLOS (C040) | K C Leung | H/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 3 wide better than midfield early, found a 2 wide spot near 700M, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
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 |