Race 7 (373)
HONG KONG PARK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | STAR MAC (J053) | B Avdulla | B/TT | Jumped fairly from a poor draw before settling well back and waited with, obtained a saloon passage on rail in straight, ran on well to take charge 100M out. |
2 | 8 | AESTHETICISM (H289) | Z Purton | -- | Travelled keenly towards rear in 9th or 10th on rail, commenced move off the rail approaching final turn, bumped 200M out before running on well to be nearest at finish. |
3 | 5 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276) | K Teetan | B | Niggled at after moderate start from a low draw, over 2L back in 4th rounding first bend, renewed pressure 800M out and given reminders, snuck up on rail home turn, fought on without threatening first two in straight. |
4 | 11 | SURE JOYFUL (G125) | M Chadwick | TT | Shared early pace before gaining narrow lead on rail rounding first bend, kept on until swamped inside final 100M. |
5 | 12 | TOY SOLTERO (J268) | B Thompson | XB-/SR/H1 | Made steady headway from the widest draw to reach 2nd onto first bend, alongside race leader into back straight, came under pressure home bend and given reminders 450M out, unable to sustain effort inside final 200M. |
6 | 2 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Settled well behind and waited with, went the widest into straight, ran on under pressure down the centre of the track and did best late. |
7 | 7 | STELLAR GRANDE (J189) | A Atzeni | CP-/XB/V1/TT- | Travelled keenly behind runners in midfield on rail, given reminders over 400M out, inconvenienced over 200M out, ran home one-paced while hanging in. |
8 | 3 | ROCKET SPADE (G170) | H Bowman | XB/TT | Settled mainly in midfield over 3L back in 5th, came to challenge rounding home bend, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure in straight. |
9 | 4 | HAMERON (H265) | A Pouchin | -- | Settled in rear of midfield 3-wide without cover, commenced move over 800M out reaching 5th coming out of back straight, one of the widest turning in for home, one-paced under pressure |
10 | 9 | SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) | A Badel | H | Settled well behind from a poor draw and waited with, gained two positions closer in 9th rounding first bend, made further headway to 8th over 800M out, unable to quicken under pressure after wide into home straight. |
11 | 10 | AMAZING VICTORY (G123) | C Y Ho | TT | Refused to settle in slow early tempo, yielded ground from home bend. |
12 | 1 | KEEFY (G306) | L Ferraris | -- | Disputed early lead, shifted one-out-one-back rounding first bend for cover, came under pressure to challenge approaching home straight, failed to quicken to threaten and weakened inside final 150M. |
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 |