Race 8 (126)
SHENZHEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) | A Atzeni | H | Towards the rear, 6-7Ls to make up 400M, swung wide for home, responded strongly sweeping down the outside to win. |
2 | 2 | AMAZING TEENS (E449) | B Avdulla | P-/H/TT | Caught wide early, restrained to near the rear 8Ls off the pace, plenty to do turning home, ran on well between horses, got up 2nd near line. (Jockey questioned re riding tactics.) |
3 | 8 | DAZZLING FELLOW (G058) | Z Purton | B/XB | Positioned ahead of midfield, saved ground on inside throughout, bumped near 200M, fought on steadily to the line but couldn't hold off first 2 late stages. |
4 | 1 | ROYAL PRIDE (E351) | L Ferraris | TT | Chased leaders early before dropping back to a midfield position, pushed along 450M, ran on evenly to the line. Steadied near post but held on for 4th. |
5 | 7 | HAPPY ANGEL (G133) | M Chadwick | B | Caught wide no cover early stages before moving up to a trailing spot behind leader, hit lead 250M, run ended 100M, swamped by pursuers close home. |
6 | 12 | CLASSIC ARCHI (G295) | K Teetan | B/TT | Settled down in 4th place never far off from the pace, moved up to challenge for lead early straight, flattened late stages and lost several places near line. |
7 | 10 | AI ONE (E139) | H Bentley | H/TT | Reserved behind midfield, driven out 500M, stayed on moderately in the straight without threatening leaders. |
8 | 3 | FLYING SILVER (E478) | L Hewitson | B/TT | From draw 10 taken across behind runners, settled near the rear 7Ls back, checked near 200M along the fence, no impression on leaders final 150M after securing clear running. |
9 | 11 | CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Sent forward from draw 12, led evenly, under siege 250M, couldn't found no extra final stages. |
10 | 5 | REACH GOAL (G067) | A Badel | TT | Settled midfield, came under pressure home turn, proved very weak in the finish. (Bled.) |
11 | 6 | FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) | K C Leung | B/TT | Tracked leaders, raced keenly early stages, kept on same pace early straight before copping a check 200M. Lost all chance after the incident. |
12 | 4 | FOREVER FOLKS (G463) | A Hamelin | CP-/B2 | Slow out, ended up racing in last, eased down by jockey 450M. (Jockey concerned his horse's action and didn't ride it out to the finish.) |
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 |