Race Meeting:  19/10/2008   Happy Valley

RACE 3 (96)
Class 4 - 1200M - (60-40) Going : GOOD
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Course : TURF - "A" Course
HK$ 625,000 Time : (23.98) (46.54) (1:10.32)
Sectional Time : 23.98 22.56 23.78
Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position
Finish Time Win Odds
1 3 HAPPY GO LUCKY (CH127) O Doleuze C Fownes 129 1160 1 -
3
2
1
1:10.32 2.3
2 7 BIG KAHUNA (CG177) B Prebble P O'Sullivan 127 1044 11 1
8
6
2
1:10.48 8
3 6 ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) H W Lai L Ho 126 1108 2 1-1/4
6
4
3
1:10.54 20
4 2 MARVELLOUS (CH026) Z Purton B K Ng 130 1057 4 3-1/4
4
5
4
1:10.84 12
5 4 VIENTO (CH181) D Whyte T K Ng 129 1169 9 3-1/2
9
9
5
1:10.86 6.6
6 5 ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) W C Marwing D E Ferraris 128 1077 5 4-1/2
1
1
6
1:11.02 10
7 12 HAPPY ELITE (CD306) Y T Cheng A T Millard 121 1181 10 6-1/4
11
10
7
1:11.33 12
8 1 GUAN DAO (CH211) G Mosse A Lee 133 1164 12 6-1/4
12
11
8
1:11.33 11
9 11 RACING SPIRIT (CE105) C K Tong K W Lui 119 1094 8 6-1/2
7
7
9
1:11.38 15
10 8 MY PRIDE (CG017) W M Lai Y S Tsui 125 1084 7 7-3/4
2
3
10
1:11.57 35
11 10 GENERAL POWER (CJ256) K L Chui A S Cruz 123 1066 3 9-3/4
10
12
11
1:11.89 56
12 9 WINNING FIRST (CJ120) M Du Plessis J Moore 127 1032 6 11-1/2
5
8
12
1:12.14 77

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 3 23.50
PLACE 3 12.00
7 24.50
6 45.00
QUINELLA 3,7 102.50
QUINELLA PLACE 3,7 44.50
3,6 76.50
6,7 155.00
TIERCE 3,7,6 808.00
TRIO 3,6,7 304.00
FIRST 4 2,3,6,7 552.00
2ND DOUBLE 10/3 285.50
10/7 199.50
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Racing Incident Report

While parading behind the barriers, MY PRIDE lost its left front plate. MY PRIDE was replated and examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. VIENTO bounded in the air at the start, hit the inside of its stall and as a consequence lost ground. Then after entering the Back Straight, VIENTO was taken back to obtain a position with cover. In the early and middle stages, HAPPY ELITE travelled wide and without cover and then in the Straight hung in. Entering the Back Straight, GENERAL POWER became unbalanced and lost ground. Prior to straightening, MY PRIDE was momentarily steadied away from the heels of ENGINEERING WONDER which shifted out. Throughout the race, WINNING FIRST travelled wide and without cover. When questioned regarding GUAN DAO being ridden in a rearward position, Trainer A Lee said in the past when GUAN DAO had been left racing wide and without cover, the horse had shown a tendency to hang out and raced disappointedly. He said from the outside barrier today in a race which was anticipated to be run at a good tempo, it was