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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