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Race 2 (701)

HOLLY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 JOYEUX (S340) Z Purton B-/H/V1/TT Jumped well, pushed along early to share lead on rail, travelling strong home turn, kicked clear on straightening to hold off all challengers.
2 4 MASSIVE MOVE (T073) N Rawiller B- Slow out, quickly improved along rail midrace, angled out on straightening and finished off strongly once clear.
3 6 KING'S STEED (S051) B Prebble TT Bumped at start, unbalanced when bumped near 1000m, settled forward of midfield, improved nicely on home turn and tried hard in straight.
4 10 CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) M Chadwick -- Taken back at start from wide gate and worked home steadily in straight.
5 8 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) H N Wong -- Jumped smartly and sent forward to share the lead, unable to quicken on straightening and fought on one paced in the straight.
6 1 PEARL WIN (P085) D Whyte SR Jumped well, drifted back to worse than midfield to find cover, widest on straightening and finished off fairly.
7 7 OCTAL LUCK (T205) M L Yeung -- Bumped at start and hampered shortly after, settled midfield, hampered on straightening and one paced thereafter.
8 5 PERI PERI SAFFRON (N055) O Doleuze B Taken back at start from wide gate, crowded at 900m, checked when crowded at 500m and did not run on in straight.
9 11 SPURS ON (N428) K C Leung P/TT Went forward but caught wide without cover, travelling okay home turn but quickly under pressure and weakened in straight.
10 3 HAYHAY (P343) C Y Ho -- Jumped smartly and allowed to settle behind leaders, pushed along at 600m to hold position, commenced to drop out of it on home turn.
11 12 SUCCESSFUL LEADER (P353) T H So B1/TT Settled towards rear and remained there throughout.
12 9 SENSIBLE CHOICE (S048) W M Lai B/TT Pushed along early to settle forward of midfield, tried to improve passing 500m, hard ridden home turn and weakened out of it in straight.
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