GO

Race 2 (483)

THE CHIVAS REGAL HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 CERTAINTY (BV126) Y T Cheng B2 Made all. Drew clear final 200 M. (Promoted.)
2 14 DELIGHT EXPRESS (BS134) C W Mok B Chased leader. Unable to quicken to challenge final 200 M. Just held on for 2nd.
3 12 GOLDEN BELL (BT256) K H Ting B Niggled along in better than midfield. Ran on final 200 M to just miss a distant 2nd.
4 5 UNIVERSAL CHARGER (BV172) D Whyte -- Towards rear. Soon moved up to midfield. Ran on inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish.
5 8 GIVE TO THEE (BV244) E Legrix -- Settled in prominent 3rd. Failed to quicken upon straightening. Found no extra closing stages.
6 4 MASTER MERLIN (BN080) R Fradd BO Slowly away. Towards rear. Improved towards midfield rounding home bend but hung out turning in. Made some progress final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 6 FAITHFUL ASSURANCE (BS179) C M Ho B Jostled at start and dropped towards rear. Not much room early in straight. Made up late ground closing stages.
8 10 REFRESHINGLY (BV203) B Marcus -- Outpaced early and dropped to last position. Made progress rounding home bend and gained ground on rails to be midfield turning in. Kept on one pace.
9 2 WINNING MASCOT (BT105) A Munro B Better than midfield. Faded closing stages.
10 11 WIND CHASER (BP071) J Quinn V Jumped awkwardly then slightly inconvenienced. Towards rear throughout.
11 1 MIDAS (BS066) S K Sit -- Settled towards rear from widest draw. Went very wide home turn. Never recovered.
12 7 FOR SZESZE (BT305) K H Yu -- Pushed along early in midfield. Hung out home turn and never recovered.
13 13 CHEETAH (BV041) W M Lai -- Pushed along around midfield. Dropped out approaching home turn.
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