Race 8 (489)
HING TUNG HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | NERVOUS WITNESS (E421) | Z Purton | XB1 | Quickly into stride, led uncontested, commenced to quicken top of straight and soon clear from pursuers, well in control going into final 100M. |
2 | 9 | SPECIAL M (E271) | J Moreira | B/TT | Began awkwardly, soon recovered to track leader (the eventual winner), no match for that rival from 300M, held on for 2nd well. |
3 | 6 | WINNER METHOD (E178) | K Teetan | TT | From draw 1 asked to take up a trailing position behind leaders, 3rd at 400M, tried hard but couldn't close the gap on first 2 in the run home. |
4 | 3 | ATOMIC FORCE (G221) | C Y Ho | TT1 | Urged along to take up a midfield spot, 4th turning into straight, kept on one paced to the line, always held. |
5 | 10 | MR COLOURFUL (E350) | M F Poon | CP/TT | Badly crowded for room on jumping, travelled ahead of midfield, caught 4-wide no cover on settling, kept on without threat turning into straight. |
6 | 8 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | K C Leung | TT | Caught wide early before slotting into a position behind midfield just before home turn, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, ran on mildly over final 200M, no threat to leaders. |
7 | 2 | VALIANT DREAM (B416) | K H Chan | -- | Pressed along early, chased leaders in a 3 wide spot without cover, struggled to keep up 550M, soon out of contention. |
7 | 12 | HAPPY SHARING (G169) | M Chadwick | TT | From draw 12 dropped back to near last, switched to 4-wide making the home turn, stayed on without threat, passing beaten horses only. |
9 | 1 | THE RUNNER (D042) | B Shinn | V | Not hurried after the start, taken across behind runners, settled near last 6Ls off the pace, found nothing turning into straight. No impression leaders. |
10 | 4 | SUNNY BOY (A379) | C L Chau | B/TT | Taken back from wide draw, settled 3-wide towards the rear, didn't respond to riding from 400M, plodded home. |
11 | 7 | MAN STAR (D429) | M L Yeung | V | Dropped back to a position towards the rear, driven along 400M, failed to pick up speed. Never involved. |
12 | 11 | PRIDE OF EIGHT (G239) | H T Mo | -- | From wide draw taken back to last after the start, always at rear, never going the pace to challenge. |
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 |