Race 8 (595)
KING'S PARK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Settled well in midfield early stages, moved up to track leaders home turn, soon took over the lead early straight, kicked well clear for emphatic win. |
2 | 4 | HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Switched off to race at the rear, headway passing 500M, ran on along the fence to take 2nd near 100M, no impression on the runaway winner. |
3 | 6 | PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) | H Bowman | SR/TT | Jumped fairly, waited with in a rearward spot 6Ls off the pace, driven from 500M, stayed on for non-threatening 3rd. |
4 | 2 | BLISSFUL STAR (E168) | K Teetan | V/TT | Chased leaders, driven 500M out, kept on one paced in the straight, never able to challenge the runaway winner. |
5 | 11 | CHIU CHOW BROTHER (E188) | L Hewitson | B | From draw 1 soon moved to the front, vied for lead at good pace, caught by winner passing 300M, faded mid-straight. |
6 | 3 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | Y L Chung | B/XB | Jumped awkwardly, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, went wider home turn, kept on mildly in the straight, never a serious threat. |
7 | 5 | BORN THE SAME DAY (E458) | M Chadwick | H/XB1 | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, held up at rear early and middle stages, crept closer passing 600M, swung wide for home, stayed on without threatening. |
8 | 10 | STRATHPEFFER (H095) | A Hamelin | H/SR | Settled down behind midfield early stages, shuffled back to the rear making home turn, gave limited response only, never threatened. |
9 | 12 | PEAK TO PEAK (D472) | S De Sousa | B2/TT | Slow to begin, settled back in the field along 3-path, ran wide 500M, failed to respond on straightening. (Jockey: raced too keenly and was left without a finishing effort.) |
10 | 7 | TELECOM CHEETAH (D405) | A Badel | B/XB/TT | Awkwardly away and lost ground, settled down in midfield, travelled satisfactorily middle stages but ran home only fairly final 300M. (Jockey : looking for additional distance.) |
11 | 8 | SPEEDSTAR (G181) | K H Chan | B | Caught wide no cover until reaching the fore 1100M, vied for the lead at good pace, came under pressure 500M, weakened away top of straight. |
12 | 9 | SUPER MAGIC (H001) | C L Chau | B | Tracked leaders early stages, struggled to hold its position midway, made the home turn awkwardly, soon commenced to give ground and eased. (Jockey concerned his horse's action.) |
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 |