Race 7 (806)
BREEZY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | WIND N GRASS (D197) | C Wong | TT | Moderate start, settled towards the rear in 9th on the rail, commenced move going up the Rock to come within 3L of the pace in 6th on home bend, quickened well in straight to assert authority near the line. |
2 | 4 | LITTLE BIRD (B069) | M F Poon | V | Driven to lead briefly before headed entering back straight, remained close up in 2nd until improving around home bend to lead into straight, caught by fast-finishing winner inside final 50 metres. |
3 | 9 | VICTORY POWER (B294) | K C Leung | B/XB | Soon taken back to last few and waited with, baulked for a run early in straight, shifted out to obtain a clear passage over 200 metres out, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 3 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | K H Chan | B/TT | Began well from the one draw but soon dropped over 2L back to joint 5th on the rail, gained closer passing the 600 metres and chased the leader into straight, kept on same pace. |
5 | 1 | SEVEN HEAVENS (B089) | K Teetan | TT | Crowded at the start settling well behind, trailed the field to home straight, switched wide making home turn, fought on steadily without threatening. |
6 | 11 | MASTER ALBERT (A296) | A Hamelin | B/E/TT | Recovered quickly from moderate start to a prominent position, settled just off the pace most of the way in 2L 4th to home straight, found nothing under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
7 | 2 | SUNSET WATCH (C502) | M Chadwick | P- | Began well, raced keenly while taken back to midfield in 8th or 7th, remained similar into home straight, kept on under pressure until finding no extra inside final 200 metres. |
8 | 5 | CALIFORNIA GUNGHO (B204) | N Callan | B/TT | Recovered well from an awkward start from an awkward draw to take up running at the 1000 metre bend, led on the rail until headed into home straight, folded up quickly. |
9 | 10 | WON BALL (C504) | T H So | -- | Inconvenienced at the start before settling in last few, remained similar into home straight, never a danger. |
10 | 8 | TELECOM PUMA (C181) | H N Wong | SR/TT | Very wide in midfield in early stages, gave ground steadily from approaching the 600 metres, fanned very wide as a back-marker entering home straight, never recovered. |
11 | 6 | JUST NOT LISTENING (B192) | V Borges | V | Caught very wide without cover in midfield after beginning from a wide gate, improved closer to pace and closer to the rail to 3-wide in 2L 3rd, inconvenienced when behind midfield early in straight, made no further impression. |
12 | 12 | TOM'S STYLE (C509) | C Y Ho | TT | Sluggish at start, improved to wide in midfield early in back straight, dropped out of contention approaching home turn. |
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 |