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Race 9 (713)

THISTLE HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) Y L Chung TT Fast break, made all, kicked and quickened early in home straight, margin reduced closing stages but always doing enough.
2 7 RISING FORCE (K236) R Kingscote -- Raced in touch with leaders, ridden along 400m out to chase leaders, ran on well to close on winner but always held.
3 1 BOTTOMUPTOGETHER (J316) L Ferraris TT Tracked leaders against rail, had to wait for run turning into home straight, stuck to task.
4 10 GENEVA (J114) M F Poon -- Waited with towards rear, driven along 350m out, crowded 200m out, stayed on but never going pace to get competitive.
5 11 TURQUOISE VELOCITY (K533) M L Yeung -- Chased leader, didn't travel with much fluency, ridden top of home straight, gave ground final 200m.
6 4 SKY TRUST (J161) J Moreira TT Rail position in rear of mid-field, pushed along 500m out, briefly hampered 200m out, lacked pace to challenge.
7 12 GLOWING PRAISES (L223) P N Wong TT Bumped leaving stalls, mid division, shifted right in home straight, unable to reach leaders.
8 6 REGAL GEM (K258) K C Leung H- Settled in rear of mid-field, pushed along wide into home straight, unable to improve position.
9 5 EMBLAZON (K122) C L Chau CP1/TT Shifted out and bumped out of stalls, rail position in mid-field, struggled to hold position from 500m out, no impression.
10 2 STORM RIDER (J027) Z Purton CP-/B2 Dropped out from wide draw, pushed along wide into home straight, unable to pick up for pressure.
11 3 COLOURFUL KING (K227) E Brown CP/TT Dropped out from widest draw, held up last, pushed along widest into home straight, gave ground final 200m.
12 9 SIGHT HERMOSO (L003) K Teetan H In rear after sluggish start, unable to hold position from 500m out, well beaten.
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