Race 8 (500)
LAMMA ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | K Teetan | H/TT | From draw 1 jumped well to lead early stages before sitting back behind leaders, finished off willingly on straightening to lead inside 150M, well in control over final stages. |
2 | 1 | SMOKEY BEAR (E126) | A Hamelin | B/XB/TT | Showed speed from draw 3 and vied for command on inside, continued on well under top weight to establish narrow lead 250M, couldn't hold off winner 150M, held on for 2nd just. |
3 | 9 | LORIZ (C036) | Y L Chung | B | Sent forward from outside draw, vied for the lead 2-wide down the back-straight, kept battling turning for home, ceded to first 2 final 150M. Finished clear form rest. |
4 | 5 | PACHISI (H104) | Z Purton | CP/XB/TT | Awkwardly away and lost ground, raced keenly towards the rear, responded fairly when placed under pressure 400M, stayed on to finish a distant 4th. (Jockey : felt something amiss concluding stages. / Roarer.) |
5 | 2 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | K C Leung | -- | From wide draw dropped back off the pace, waited with at the rear until top of straight, closed off mildly over final 300M but never a threat to first three. |
6 | 8 | ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Began fairly, moved up to chase leaders from 900M, couldn't keep up with first three top of straight, faded final stages. |
7 | 3 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | H Bowman | B/TT | Taken across from wide draw, dropped back to the rear 7Ls off the pace, made limited progress on straightening, never a threat to leaders. |
8 | 4 | SEE U AGAIN (G247) | C L Chau | -- | Jumped awkwardly and blundered soon after, near the rear and further back than anticipated to avoid racing wide, ran on fairly final 300M, never involved. (Jockey questioned re riding position.) |
9 | 12 | GOODMANSHIP (E208) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Positioned ahead of midfield, caught racing wide no cover until 500M, not quickened when pushed along 400M, never reach contention. |
10 | 11 | YOO YOO KNIGHT (H053) | A Badel | B | Raced keenly in midfield, came under pressure 500M, lacked further response on straightening. |
11 | 6 | GO GO GO (H196) | C Y Ho | TT1 | Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, came up empty turning for home, never going the pace to challenge. |
12 | 7 | PLENTY PLENTY (G344) | H T Mo | H1/TT1 | Jumped only fairly, raced behind midfield, pushed along 600M to keep up with rivals, soon beaten top of straight. (Mucus.) |
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 |