Race 2 (148)
THE ROCK HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | DRAGON KING (BM136) | D Lee | -- | Began on terms and contested early lead then dropped back to 3rd 1-wide at 600 M, tackled leaders at 200 M and fought on strongly for good win. (Promoted.) |
2 | 4 | ASPIRE (BL147) | K M Chin | -- | Began well settling 4th fence, rails split on home turn then crowded at 250 M, kept trying but found winner too good. |
3 | 14 | VIVA ST PAUL'S (BH007) | P Strydom | -- | Began on terms and allowed to settle 6th 3-back on fence at 600 M, forced to switch out at 250 M then ran on strongly. |
4 | 9 | WINNING COLORS (BE010) | D Holland | -- | Began well then dropped back to 9th settling, ridden along after straightening, made some ground. |
5 | 13 | MEHRBAN (BH255) | S King | -- | Began on terms but quickly dropped back 10th at 600 M, 4-wide turning in and ran on stoutly without threatening. |
6 | 1 | SEGURADO (BG375) | G Childs | -- | Jumped smartly and was joint leader 1-wide to 250 M, lay in sharply then under whip and tired. |
7 | 8 | HOLY TERROR (BJ170) | M Kinane | -- | Jumped quickly and hard ridden early part, 5th 3-wide settling, pushed along from 500 M, wide straightening, only one-paced. |
8 | 12 | CHIP-IN (BK193) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Fast away, was joint leader along fence to home bend, whip on turn, severely checked 250 M then dropped out. |
9 | 11 | CHIEF COMMANDER (BL139) | J Fortune | -- | Jumped outwards then pushed along in early stages, 7th 1-wide at 600 M, ridden along at 500 M, only plodded. |
10 | 5 | HAPPY KING (BM030) | E Legrix | -- | Slowly away and always rearward, only one-paced in straight. (Demoted.) |
11 | 3 | DIAMOND CHANCE (BM227) | H K Cheung | -- | Began well, hard ridden in early stages but could not go early speed dropping back from 600 M, 11th into straight, whip at 300 M, did nothing. |
12 | 2 | LUCKY WINNER (BK043) | K Manning | -- | Began on terms then checked in first 75 M dropping well back, could not improve at any stage. (Bled.) |
13 | 6 | DASHING BOY (BM042) | C W Choi | -- | Slowly away and always tailed off in 13th position. |
14 | 10 | BOLD COMMANDER (BM037) | K H Ting | -- | Jumped only fairly then checked dropping to a long last throughout. |
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 |