Race 9 (565)
DES VOEUX HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | STAR BRITE (G104) | Z Purton | CP/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, easy run to turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 200M, kept on well to the line and scored. |
2 | 10 | WINE AND WINE (E101) | C Wong | B/TT | Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, hard ridden 300M, headed 200M, kept on well to the line, finished 2nd. |
3 | 6 | FLAMING PASSION (E084) | M Chadwick | TT | Commenced well, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, 3 wide turning in, closed off well to take a place without threatening the first two. |
4 | 11 | LYRICAL MOTION (G081) | K Teetan | TT | Taken back to race 3 wide with cover at rear, moved closer after passing 500M, very wide turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 9 | STOICISM (E223) | L Hewitson | TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off evenly. (Lost right front plate near 1000M.) |
6 | 2 | SKY FOREVER (E414) | J Moreira | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 2 wide, commenced move 400M, very wide turning in, made some headway in straight. |
7 | 12 | RIVER VIEWS (G212) | A Badel | TT | Slightly inconvenienced at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
8 | 8 | FAULDS (G153) | A Hamelin | XB/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
9 | 3 | LUCKY ARCHANGEL (E385) | H Bentley | CP/XB | Moderately away from a wide draw, taken back to race at rear on the outside, no cover throughout, a bit closer on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
10 | 1 | TRANSCENDENT (D126) | L Ferraris | CP/TT | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the outside, no cover from 700M, moved a bit closer after passing 550M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
11 | 5 | WILD WEST WING (C381) | V Borges | -- | Began well from a tricky gate, raced better than midfield on the outside, moved closer after entering the back straight, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
12 | 7 | TRUST ME (C134) | C L Chau | B/H | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back, same margin back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |