Race 9 (289)
LUK WU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | LOYAL BABY (E130) | M F Poon | TT | Out with rest, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer after passing 1100M, took the lead 900M, led by 1-3/4L on turn, kept on very well in straight to hold off the challengers late. |
2 | 4 | AMAZING ONE PLUS (D173) | C L Chau | XB/TT | Shifted out on jumping and bumped, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, same margin back on turn, taken very wide in straight and finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
3 | 12 | STORM LEGEND (G139) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take a place. |
4 | 2 | COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) | Z Purton | TT | Away well, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 6 | MALDIVES (D329) | H Bowman | B/XB | Taken back from gate 8, raced towards rear on the inside, 7 to 8 lengths back on turn, made good progress early in straight, not enough room approaching 100M, cleared 50M, made some headway thereafter. |
6 | 7 | THE RUNNER (D042) | M L Yeung | V | Began well from a wide draw, raced prominently, 2 wide, allowed the rival to cross near 800M, 2 lengths or so back on turn, finished off evenly. |
7 | 1 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Out in line, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide after passing 550M, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. |
8 | 10 | WIN WIN FIGHTER (E347) | S De Sousa | -- | Began smartly from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
9 | 5 | SUPER DYNAMITE (E199) | K C Leung | -- | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, very wide into straight, kept on same pace to the line. |
10 | 8 | EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) | K Teetan | E/TT | Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 900M, 2nd on turn, 1 to 2 lengths back, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Roarer.) |
11 | 9 | TRADER (E287) | H Bentley | CP/TT | Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
12 | 3 | MASTER DELIGHT (E463) | A Hamelin | B | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
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 |