Race 1 (418)
HUNG TO HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | GENERAL ACE (G425) | K De Melo | CP | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths back turning in, no daylight early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 12 | VIVA A LA (G282) | M F Poon | B/H/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 50M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner close home. |
3 | 4 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | L Ferraris | CP-/B1 | Jumped awkwardly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made good progress to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
4 | 3 | SUPER ELITE (H247) | M L Yeung | CP/H | Jumped with them, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, a length or so back on turn, kept on well early in straight, took the lead 100M, peaked and headed 50M, weakened gradually close home. |
5 | 2 | WIND SPEEDER (E281) | Z Purton | B | Commenced well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, there to turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
6 | 9 | GREAT DAYS (H119) | K Teetan | H/PC/XB | Jumped well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually final 50M. |
7 | 1 | MORE RICE (H271) | L Hewitson | B | Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, there to turn, made minor progress early in straight, not enough room near 175M, ran on evenly to the line. |
8 | 6 | PRESTIGE MOOCHI (H314) | B Thompson | TT | Began only fairly, raced at tail, 7 lengths or so back, still well back on turn, made some progress early in straight, blocked near 200M, cleared 100M, finished off evenly. |
9 | 7 | GOODMANSHIP (E208) | K C Leung | B/TT | Jumped well, raced in 3rd, 2 lengths behind the leader, saved ground throughout, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 10 | HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) | E C W Wong | V | Began awkwardly and bumped, raced 3 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, there to turn, showed some response early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
11 | 5 | AUGUST MOON (D409) | Y L Chung | BO/TT | Began well from the widest draw, trapped very wide in midfield, no cover for the majority of the race, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 11 | CALL ME TEDDY (G233) | M Chadwick | B-/SR-/TT | Slowly away, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, blocked approaching 100M, eased 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 |