Race 5 (573)
THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) | M Chadwick | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths or so back, commenced move 600M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 9 | SURE JOYFUL (G125) | M F Poon | TT1 | Taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 750M, a bit closer on turn, very wide into straight, took the lead 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 50M. |
3 | 11 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (H066) | B Avdulla | V/TT | Away well, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, kept on well in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
4 | 10 | MR ALADDIN (H386) | H Bentley | B | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 400M, made some progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
5 | 8 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | H Bowman | CP/TT | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
6 | 3 | WINDICATOR FAMILY (H419) | A Badel | B | Began well from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 12 | KEEN UNITY (G298) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Away with them, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground throughout, made good progress early in straight, peaked on run 150M, kept on same pace to the line. |
8 | 5 | DEVAS TWELVE (H435) | Z Purton | TT | Out with rest, raced 2 wide, 2-1/2L back, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 4 | NOT A FEW (J109) | K De Melo | CP/XB | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths or so back turning in, no clear run early in straight, made no impression thereafter. |
10 | 7 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | K C Leung | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 10, raced 3 wide, 2 lengths back, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
11 | 6 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | K Teetan | TT | Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
12 | 2 | GOOD LUCK WIN (J135) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, peaked and headed approaching 200M, weakened and eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
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 |