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Race 5 (144)

THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 REAL DRAGON (M144) D Whyte TT Sharpest at break, settled fore of midfield on rail, smooth progress final turn, led 220m, shot clear for commanding win.
2 5 MAGNANIMOUS (CK111) C Y Ho XB Awkward break, camped last trio on rail, 6L back switched out home turn, ran on to grab 2nd on nod.
3 7 GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) Y T Cheng B Driven to lead 1st turn 1off, to rail & pressed 800m, shaken up 400m, headed 220m, no extra, boxed on to wire.
4 11 DRAGON PINS (N167) Z Purton B Broke with others, snagged back to tail 1 off, wide advance 600m, 5L back widest final turn, solid closer, just missed frame.
5 3 BRILLIANT CHARIOT (L242) C K Tong B/TT Tardy start, raced behind midfield on rail, driven 300m, stayed on soundly without threatening.
6 1 FORTUNE BRAVO (N054) O Doleuze B/H Pace to dispute early lead on rail, settled 1 back 1000m, switched out and driven 400m, one-paced in run.
7 9 SUPER BRAND (M155) G Mosse B2/TT Smart start, midfield 1 off with cover, driven 300m, stayed on same speed to wire.
8 10 CHARMGOLD (CK002) H W Lai B Driven early 3 deep midfield, rolled wide to vie for lead 1 off 800m, hard-ridden to challenge 300m, all out and weakened in run home.
9 12 HONG KONG FAT (M099) T Clark H/TT Good break, trapped 3 wide with cover midfield, driven wide final turn, one-paced 150m when rider inadvertently struck rival and eased.
10 2 INTELLECTUALSTRIDE (L409) W C Marwing SR Awkward break, settled behind midfield 1 off with cover, tight for room in stretch, struck on head by rival's whip, unbalanced and eased.
11 6 TRAVEL GUIDE (CK101) A Suborics -- Fair break, raced last trio 1 off, at tail when disappointed between horses and checked off heels 250m, unbalanced and eased.
12 4 SUNNY MORE (M150) K C Leung H/CP1/TT Broke with others, handy 1 off with cover, firm drive 500m, faded in stretch.
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