Race 5 (290)
SATURN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | HERE COMES TED (C457) | C Soumillon | -- | Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 lengths or so back on turn, finished off strongly to score. (Rider dropped whip 200M.) |
2 | 3 | REWARDING TOGETHER (D334) | J Moreira | B/TT | Made contact at start, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late. (Lame right front leg.) |
3 | 10 | UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, made very good progress in straight to take a place. |
4 | 9 | LITTLE PLAYER (E066) | Z Purton | CP1 | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off strongly to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
5 | 1 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | K H Chan | B-/XB- | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
6 | 8 | VICTORIA GENERAL (E021) | B Shinn | H | Slowly away, raced at rear, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made some headway in straight. |
7 | 2 | CHAMP PATROL (D086) | C L Chau | H | Jumped well from gate 11, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide in midfield, no cover throughout, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
8 | 5 | FOCUS (C254) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
9 | 12 | WINNING WAYS (B332) | A Badel | H/TT | Out in line, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, there to turn, one-paced in straight. |
10 | 7 | STRONG ALLIANCE (D445) | A Hamelin | -- | Slowly away, raced at tail, still well back on turn, showed limited response in straight. |
11 | 6 | SKY CHAMPION (E010) | N Callan | B1 | Away with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, there to turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
12 | 11 | ONE HAPPY STAR (C486) | M F Poon | -- | Jumped well, raced prominently but 3 wide early, 2 wide from 750M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, checked off heels 200M, eased thereafter. (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 |