Race 8 (335)
CAUSEWAY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (K010) | H Bowman | TT | Reserved in midfield 4-5Ls off leader, travelled well into straight, quickened to lead inside 200M, dug deep late and held on by diminishing short head. |
2 | 8 | SPICY GOLD (H440) | A Badel | H/TT | Away well then restrained to sit behind midfield, driven wide passing 400M, closed off well late and was just denied. (Jockey warned for raising his whip arm above shoulder height concluding stages.) |
3 | 12 | YOUNG ARROW (J401) | H Bentley | CP/XB | Jumped only fairly, settled 3-wide towards the rear, swung wide for home before closing off fastest to claim 3rd. Nearest finish. |
4 | 9 | HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) | A Hamelin | CP-/TT | Jumped cleanly from draw 1, settled in 3rd behind runaway leaders, poised to strike top of straight, moved up to challenge for lead 250M but run ended close home. |
5 | 1 | KYRUS DRAGON (H396) | K Teetan | H/XB | Jumped only fairly, restrained to race near the rear 7Ls off the pace, stayed on well under big weight. Just missed 4th. (had some difficulty obtaining clear running over the concluding stages) . |
6 | 3 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | Z Purton | B | Held up behind mid-division, saved ground along the inside and waited with until top of straight, finished off fairly not able to trouble leaders. |
7 | 7 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Jumped on terms, settled down midfield 6Ls back and raced 3-wide no cover throughout, lay out on the home turn before closing off mildly in the straight. |
8 | 11 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) | L Hewitson | B | Taken back to last from wide draw 8-9Ls off pace, had big task in hand 400M, ran past beaten horses but never a serious threat to leaders. |
9 | 6 | POWER KOEPP (E301) | A Pouchin | B/E | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, taken across to the fence and settled towards the rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running 150M but the finishing response was only fair after. |
10 | 5 | ALLGREEKTOME (H007) | L Ferraris | CP-/BO1/TT | Hard pressed to find the front, opened up a 2Ls lead top of straight but couldn't sustain run passing 200M, faded towards the line. |
11 | 2 | SUPER JOY N FUN (J164) | C L Chau | XB/TT | Went forward from wide draw, raced keenly and refused to settle middle stages, in 2nd place home turn, soon weakened on straightening. (Trainer : races best when able to use its natural early pace in races.) |
12 | 10 | SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) | B Thompson | -- | Broke well, in 4th spot chasing leaders, came up empty passing 300M, soon out of contention. |
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 |