Race 4 (722)
RUMSEY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SUN OF MAKFI (D157) | A Badel | XB | Had lovely run on leaders back. Moved over heels on straightening, dashed to lead near 200m mark before racing clear to win by 2L. |
2 | 7 | ERNEST FEELING (E209) | N Callan | CP/TT | Raced 1,1 momentarily near the 1200m mark before shuffled back to midfield away from the rail in middle stages. Cornered around 3.5L from the lead before making steady late ground to move to second in concluding stages. |
3 | 9 | ON EXCEL STAR (C356) | J Moreira | XB | Showed speed at the start to lead. Held length advantage on straightening, joined by winner near 200m mark, just caught for third on line, just over 2L behind. |
4 | 3 | FLYING SWORD (C463) | B Shinn | B/TT | Enjoyed soft run in midfield on the rail throughout. Was hard ridden prior to cornering, shifted away from inside after straightening before finishing only fairly to hold 4th but over 4L behind on line. |
5 | 1 | DREAM WARRIORS (C280) | K Teetan | CP/H/TT | Shifted behind runners after the start & raced near the rear throughout. Moved wider & attempted to improved passing the 500m, was very wide on straightening before passing a few tiring rivals when running onto midfield. |
6 | 4 | ROYAL RACER (B460) | K H Chan | V | Raced wide & without cover in midfield in early stages before improving position around the field to race outside the leader from 900m. Began yielding ground prior to straightening before finishing well beaten in midfield. |
7 | 11 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden forward after the start, raced 3 wide leaving straight first time before getting nice position 1,1 from the 900m. Hard ridden from the 450m mark before finishing only one paced to well beaten midfield position. |
8 | 5 | SHINING ON (A359) | H N Wong | -- | Raced in midfield between runners in first half before drifting further back after half-way. Cornered in second half about 5.5L from the lead before only really holding place, 6.5L behind on line & may not have seen out trip. |
9 | 8 | EL VALIENTE (D124) | M F Poon | B | Shifted across behind runners from outside gate & settled near the rear throughout. Forced very wide approaching corner when continuing last before making no noteworthy headway in straight. Well beaten. |
10 | 2 | REGENCY MASTER (D225) | Z Purton | B/TT | Drifted back after the start & settled worse than midfield between runners. Continued third last along inside approaching corner, had clear running but failed to make any headway in straight. (Must trial, see report). |
11 | 6 | STAY CHILL (D189) | C Y Ho | CP | Raced three wide with cover when worse than midfield before being left wide & without cover from the 900m. Continued on second half, about 5.5L behind approaching corner before weakening poorly & beaten over 10L (See report). |
12 | 12 | STRATHMARTINE (D246) | H T Mo | B1/TT | Crowded for room at start, shifted down to the rail soon after before making some ground along the inside to race just worse than midfield. Hard ridden entering last section when 5L from lead before weakening poorly to last. |
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 |