Race 4 (331)
MA TAU WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | K C Leung | B/TT | Steadied early stages to obtain cover, settled down midfield along the inside, picked up well under top weight, closed off final 200M willingly, led close home. |
2 | 7 | HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) | C Y Ho | V | From draw 1 obtained a trailing spot behind leaders, moved up well along inside to lead near 200M, caught by winner late, held on for 2nd. |
3 | 2 | FALCON TURBO (B164) | Z Purton | B/TT | Chased leaders 2-wide, driven out top of straight challenging for the lead, could not quite match the winner final 150M, just held by the runner up late. |
4 | 6 | CIRCUIT BOOMING (E485) | K Teetan | TT | Vied for lead on outside, fought on in the straight and stayed in contention until 100M then faded. |
5 | 11 | FARIBAULT (D454) | M Chadwick | XB | Steadied to obtain cover after the start, ended up behind midfield, swung widest for home, ran home well. (Jockey questioned re riding middle stages.) |
6 | 3 | UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) | M F Poon | B/TT | Restrained to race at the rear after the start, driven along 450M, stayed on without threatening leaders. |
7 | 10 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | J Moreira | -- | Settled down behind midfield, came off the bridle 600M, not able to quicken turning in, failed to trouble leaders. (Blood in trachea.) |
8 | 12 | MOON PEAKS (C403) | H W Lai | B/H | Unable to slot in from wide draw, in midfield no closer than 3-wide throughout the race, no cover until 600M, ran home one paced, no threat from 200M. |
9 | 5 | ARES (D125) | H Bentley | B | Disputed for the lead on inside, fought on to 200M then weakened away. |
10 | 9 | INESTIMABLE (E378) | L Ferraris | B | Raced keenly early stages, moved up to chase leaders 3-wide without cover, lacked response passing 300M, weakened away mid-straight. |
11 | 4 | LUCKY QUALITY (D050) | K H Chan | -- | Dropped back to race at the rear, waited with on inside, gave limited response when driven out top of straight, never dangerous. |
12 | 8 | HANDSOME BOY (E493) | R Maia | B | From wide draw taken back for cover, settled towards the rear, came up empty turning for home. (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 |