Race 5 (143)
BEDFORD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) | E C W Wong | TT | Taken back from gate 12, raced at rear on the outside, found rail near 600M, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off very strongly to score by a neck. |
2 | 3 | HARMONY GALAXY (J266) | M F Poon | TT | Away well, positioned 1-2Ls behind the leader on rail, crowded near 550M, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
3 | 10 | HIGHLAND RAHY (J298) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home. |
4 | 11 | NINJA DERBY (H339) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer after entering the back straight, 2nd in the middle stages, kept on well in straight but always held. |
5 | 6 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | Z Purton | B-/XB | Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
6 | 8 | STRONGEST BOY (H027) | K Teetan | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, commenced move approaching 400M, very wide turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
7 | 5 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back, saved ground throughout, finished off evenly. |
8 | 4 | PHANTOM CYCLONE (J271) | C L Chau | V-/CP1/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths back on turn, angled out 350M, taken wide in straight and made some progress. |
9 | 12 | STERLING WONGCHOY (H273) | M Chadwick | SR/XB | Taken back from a wide draw, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on the inside, 2 wide turning in, one-paced in straight. |
10 | 7 | U S S CONSTITUTION (H357) | B Thompson | P-/H/TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, wider on turn, made no impression in straight. |
11 | 1 | ENJOY GOLF (J222) | H Bowman | -- | Made contact at start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, unable to maintain position on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 9 | MASTER TORNADO (G410) | A Badel | PC-/B2/TT | Out with rest, raced behind midfield on the outside, dropped towards rear 800M, 7 lengths back turning in, eased early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Irregular heart rhythm.) |
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 |