Race 8 (692)
SELKIRK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | K C Leung | TT | Adopted a midfield position 4Ls off leader, wide into straight, responded well passing 300M, got up near 50M. |
2 | 1 | RED HARE KING (H188) | H Bowman | TT | Went forward from wide draw, reached the lead 1200M, kept going well on straightening, dug deep late stages only to go down narrowly. |
3 | 3 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | K De Melo | SR/XB/TT | Reserved towards the rear 6Ls off leader, held up for clear running on the home turn, didn't have a neat run until 200M, worked home well down inside, just missed 2nd. |
4 | 4 | SWEET BRIAR (H044) | Z Purton | B-/V1/TT | Pressed on to be chasing leader, poised to strike turning home but never found that extra gear. No threat to first three final 100M. |
5 | 11 | JUMBO LEGEND (G266) | A Atzeni | H/TT | Dropped back from wide draw, given a waiting ride 7-8Ls off the pace, had some work to do 400M, closed off nicely but not getting to first three. |
6 | 7 | SILVER UP (J078) | L Hewitson | B/TT | From draw 2 enjoyed a ground saving trip, maintained a spot in midfield from 800M, fought hard in the straight but was never a real threat. |
7 | 2 | GIDDY UP (J020) | H Bentley | P1/TT | Jumped on terms from draw 1, never better than midfield the trip, switched away from fence 400M, closed off only fairly. |
8 | 5 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) | M Chadwick | TT | Dropped back to race at the rear 7Ls off the pace, improved position along the 3-path home turn, couldn't accelerate enough. |
9 | 9 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | B Thompson | B/TT | Tracked leaders early stages, sat ahead of midfield on settling, pushed along 500M but lacked a finishing effort. |
10 | 10 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | K Teetan | H | Chased leaders, obliged to race wide without cover during the race, left without a finishing effort in the straight, weakened 200M. |
11 | 8 | WAH MAY WAI WAI (J193) | Y L Chung | H | Jumped only fairly, ended up racing towards the rear, last at 300M, never came into it. |
12 | 12 | ORIENTAL TYCOON (J112) | M F Poon | P | Vied for early lead before settling down in a trailing spot behind leader, struggled to keep up home turn, dropped out top of straight. |
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 |