Race 4 (107)
TIGER PRAWN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | J Moreira | TT1 | Raced wide in midfield after jumping from widest gate before being left without cover near 700m when improving to third. Continued 3 wide outside leaders around bend, dashed to lead at 150m, drew away late for impressive win. |
2 | 7 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | K Teetan | -- | Ridden forward after start, left wide around first bend until improving position to be 2 wide & outside leader from the 700m. Shared lead 200m, boxed on well but no match for impressive winner. |
3 | 4 | GREAT HARVEST (B390) | A Badel | -- | Pushed forward to lead. Held lead until joined at 200m, boxed on to hold well beaten third. (Substantial blood in trachea post-race) |
4 | 5 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Crowded for room on jumping & consequently raced worse than midfield on rail. Shifted wider on straightening & wider again passing 200m before making up a length or so when running onto 4th place in late stages. |
5 | 8 | TREASURE OF FIELD (E288) | M L Yeung | TT1 | Raced handy before being crossed & racing on leaders back from 800m. Stayed close to rail in straight, finished only moderately to midfield. |
6 | 3 | UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) | C Schofield | B/TT | Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Eased wider on straightening but made no headway, finishing off only one paced to midfield. |
7 | 12 | SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) | V Borges | CP/H | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Stayed closer to the inside on straightening before making no real headway when finishing off one paced in the run to the line. |
8 | 10 | DESTIN (V417) | M Chadwick | B | Slow to begin & raced rearward for the majority. Over 6L from the lead entering last section, shifted wider after straightening before passing a few tiring rivals late, too far back to challenge. |
9 | 11 | CHIKORITA (D230) | H T Mo | XB-/TT- | Crowded & checked after start & raced rearward early before improving position near 800m to be racing 3 wide with cover in midfield from 700m. Cornered about 3L from the lead before peaking mid-straight & weakening late. |
10 | 1 | HAPPY GOOD GUYS (B466) | C L Chau | B | Raced close to the lead early before being crossed and racing 1,1 from the 700m. Peaked on effort soon after straightening & weakened out meekly in final furlong. |
11 | 2 | A A AGILITY (D466) | M F Poon | B | Shifted across behind runners at start & raced a clear last. Continued a clear last, 8L from the lead entering last section before failing to make any headway. |
12 | 9 | SIMPLE DOCTRINE (E180) | A Hamelin | B/XB | Began awkwardly & shifted out before racing worse than midfield away from the rail. Was third last 5.5L from lead entering last section before weakening poorly in the straight to be long 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 |