Race 9 (806)
SUN JEWELLERY HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | TORNADO TWIST (C028) | J Moreira | E/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 2 wide after passing 700M, wider on turn, commenced move after passing 450M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 10 | LOVING A BOOM (C122) | M Chadwick | B/XB | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider on turn, bumped early in straight, took the lead near 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late, just beaten by a neck. |
3 | 6 | WALDORF (B253) | K Teetan | B/TT | Away well from gate 1, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off strongly to take a place. |
4 | 4 | WATER DIVINER (V356) | C Y Ho | B/H/TT | Began only fairly, raced 3 wide in midfield early, found a 2 wide spot near 800M, commenced move after passing 450M, made good progress in straight to make frame. |
5 | 1 | SPEEDY KING (A391) | A Domeyer | -- | Jumped well, positioned 2 to 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. |
6 | 8 | SUNNY BOY (A379) | K C Leung | CP | Moderately away, sent forward to race prominently on rail, shared lead turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
7 | 9 | HANDSOME BO BO (B119) | M L Yeung | -- | Began well from gate 10, sent forward to race prominently but 3 wide in the early stages, 2 wide after passing 600M, shared lead turning in, peaked early in straight, kept on evenly to 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
8 | 12 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | K H Chan | B | Jumped well from the widest draw, unable to slot in, raced very wide and without cover, a length or so back, similar position on turn, bumped early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
9 | 3 | SUPER TURBO (V310) | N Callan | B | Slightly slow out, raced wide with cover at rear, 7 lengths back on turn, finished off one pace. (Lame right front leg next day.) |
10 | 7 | PERFECT GLORY (B411) | Z Purton | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, raced in restricted room near 700M, found rail near 500M, showed no response after turning in, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 2 | SPEED VISION (B211) | H N Wong | PC-/B2/TT | Quickly into stride, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, weakened from 600M, eased early in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
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 |