Race 7 (613)
INCHEON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | SON PAK FU (G265) | C L Chau | BO | Jumped best before taken some 3L back to 5th, remained similar onto home bend, angled off rail for a run on straightening, hit the front over 200 metres out for comfortable victory. |
2 | 5 | HAMERON (H265) | L Ferraris | -- | Began well before settling in worse than midfield niggling along at times in back straight, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening. |
3 | 11 | JUNEAU FLASH (H084) | K Teetan | PC1 | Travelled keenly towards rear wide without cover, made steady headway from over 600 metres out to be widest into straight, fought on under pressure to reach 3rd late. |
4 | 2 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | C Y Ho | XB | Settled in rear, crowded and lost position 600 metres out, went very wide into straight, made up good ground down the centre of track. |
5 | 10 | COBHFIELD (E406) | L Hewitson | CP-/B1 | Settled at the back, commenced move 3-wide 700 metres out to reach 5L 9th onto home bend, briefly baulked on straightening, fought on steadily closing stages. |
6 | 9 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (G292) | S De Sousa | TT | Broke well travelling some 4L back in 6th, carried backward and lost position over 600 metres out while racing ungenerously, saved ground and within 3L of pace turning for home, unable to sustain effort in straight. |
7 | 1 | POWER KOEPP (E301) | Z Purton | E | Travelled prominently wide without cover, restrained over 2L back in 4th in back straight, went wide for a run into home straight, made no impression. |
8 | 12 | TELECOM SPIRIT (G310) | H T Mo | B | Pressed forward from a wide draw, led 3-wide over 900 metres out and obtaining rails run 600 metres out, led until headed by eventual winner over 200 metres out. (Tactic questioned) |
9 | 8 | JUMBO LEGEND (G266) | L Currie | H/PC/TT | Settled in last few on rail, saved ground turning for home, one-paced in straight. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
10 | 3 | METRO WARRIOR (D387) | H Bowman | B | Ridden to lead on rail, ceded advantage over 900 metres out, weakened under pressure shortly after straightening. |
11 | 4 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Settled in midfield, drifted backward to last few over 700 metres out, made no further impression. (Mucus in trachea) |
12 | 7 | VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Ridden forward after moderate start to soon reach 1L 3rd , folded up quickly after straightening. |
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 |