Race 9 (691)
IRIS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | PRIME MINISTER (D288) | K C Leung | -- | Clean jump, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 7 | VIVA HUNTER (E369) | A Badel | TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead 100M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 50M. |
3 | 10 | EIGHTEEN PALMS (H033) | L Hewitson | B | Bumped start, raced better than midfield on the outside, there to turn, finished off well to take a place, not quite able to challenge. |
4 | 1 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 450M, closed off well to make frame without threatening. |
5 | 12 | SKYEY SUPREME (C293) | H T Mo | B/TT | Blundered shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
6 | 6 | ALL BEAUTY (E355) | H Bentley | -- | Average to begin, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, angled out 450M, made some progress in straight. |
7 | 5 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | Z Purton | XB | Taken back from gate 10, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, made some headway in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 9 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | L Currie | TT | Began fairly from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, made some progress in straight. |
9 | 2 | ZONE D (D415) | A Hamelin | H/P/TT | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, 7 lengths or so back on turn, made some headway in straight. |
10 | 4 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Jumped well, sat right behind the leader on rail, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 8 | RATTAN KINGDOM (G035) | K Teetan | B/XB/TT | Made contact at start, taken back to race at rear on the outside, moved a bit closer after passing 800M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 11 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | M F Poon | B | Began awkwardly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 to 6 lengths back, similar position on turn, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
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 |