Race 8 (072)
WONG CHUK HANG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SIGHT HERO (D487) | L Currie | B/TT | Not hurried after the start, settled well behind midfield, ran on strongly from 300M, led nearing 50M. |
2 | 6 | BRAVE STAR (G268) | C L Chau | H-/SR- | Never far off from the pace, settled 2-wide in midfield, finished off well final 200M to take 2nd close home. |
3 | 5 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | V Borges | CP-/XB-/V1 | Up with pace, caught 3-wide no cover until 600M, fought on well to wrestle the lead mid-straight, couldn't hold off first two over final 50M. |
4 | 1 | ABOVE ALL (D397) | R Maia | H/XB | Dropped back to race in mid-division, ran on moderately down inside, held by first three towards the line. |
5 | 11 | HAPPY SOUL (G249) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Fractious in stalls, slowly away from draw 12, taken across to the rail racing towards the rear, ran on mildly entering straight, no clear run final 100M, not properly tested. |
6 | 3 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | M F Poon | B/XB | Dropped back to race towards the rear, ended up last turning for home, did best work final 200M making late gains on leaders. |
7 | 10 | MY INTELLIGENT (G031) | M Chadwick | V1/TT | Jumped on terms, chased leaders 2-wide, had every chance turning home, always held by leaders, flatten out final 150M. |
8 | 7 | OUR CLASS ACT (E303) | K C Leung | H | Restrained after the start, settled at the rear 7Ls off the pace, held up for clear running early straight, severely checked near 150M. not properly tested. |
9 | 12 | COLOURFUL PRINCE (E418) | K H Chan | H/SR/TT | Driven forward, found the lead nearing 900M, set good pace to straight, headed 200M out, swamped by rivals late stages. |
10 | 9 | HAPPY FOREVER (G118) | L Ferraris | XB/TT | Began well from draw 1, chased leaders on inside, tried hard to stay in contention passing 400M but found no extra mid-straight, weakened rapidly. |
11 | 2 | GANG OF BROTHERS (G046) | C Y Ho | V | Crossed to race 3-wide in midfield, shuffled back to near last turning home, soon beaten and eased. (Jockey: unable to obtain a forward position due to circumstances of the race.) |
12 | 4 | GEM OF SOUTH CHINA (E038) | M L Yeung | -- | Taken to a 3-wide spot ahead of midfield, lost cover 700M then lay out home turn, soon beaten turning home. (Jockey : intended to ride forward but unable to do so due to fast tempo.) |
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 |