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Race 1 (281)

WONG YI CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) C Y Ho B/TT Moderately away, raced towards rear on the outside, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score.
2 11 MOONLUCK (E079) C L Chau -- Jumped well from the widest draw, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 500M, very wide turning in, showed good response in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 75M. (Blood in trachea.)
3 8 FORTUNE TRIPLE (D274) K Teetan -- Jumped with them, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, commenced move 450M, not enough room early in straight, cleared 250M, finished off well to take a place.
4 10 SMART COUSIN (D249) R Maia -- Out with rest, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 75M.
5 7 GO BALLISTIC (C493) L Ferraris SR/TT Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, made some progress after passing 200M, inconvenienced approaching 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
6 6 JOLLY FOREVER (D331) K C Leung XB/TT Commenced well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 500M, taken wide in straight and finished off evenly.
7 5 LOYAL AMBITION (E489) H Bowman B-/H-/V1/TT Out in line, raced better than midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually final 100M.
8 2 MEDIC ELITE (G129) Z Purton PC/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move approaching 450M, made some progress early in straight, peaked on run 150M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame left front leg next day.)
9 4 BEAUTY NOVA (G232) A Hamelin H/TT Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
10 12 GIVE WAY PLEASE (E035) M L Yeung B/H/XB/TT Average to begin, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, peaked early in straight, headed 200M, weakened 150M, eased final 75M.
11 3 ASIAN ONE (E400) S De Sousa P-/XB/TT Away with them, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, a length back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 9 SIMPLE DOCTRINE (E180) H T Mo B-/XB Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
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