Race 2 (173)
SEATTLE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | NATURE'S TREASURE (BV167) | E Legrix | B | Settled just behind midfield. Shaken up and improved from Rock. Sustained effort down straight to gain upper hand final stride. |
2 | 4 | INVINCIBLE GENERAL (BT241) | W C Marwing | B- | Raced 3 or 4-wide in mid-division early. Took closer order stables bend and sustained progress into straight to hit front 200 M out. Pipped at post. |
3 | 1 | TEAM HONOUR (BS193) | E Saint-Martin | B2 | Settled at the back. Commenced move rounding home bend on outside and ran on well from midfield in centre of straight to fail narrowly. |
4 | 11 | SUPER SPLENDID (BT081) | F Coetzee | B | Mainly around midfield before making rapid progress to take lead from Rock. Unable to sustain effort and headed 200 M out. |
5 | 2 | DANCING SURPASS (BT027) | R Fradd | -- | Settled in rear. Commenced to make headway under pressure from Rock gaining 4th position upon straightening. Was keeping on steadily while shifting ground when unbalanced inside 200 M. Kept on. |
6 | 5 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | B Marcus | -- | Settled towards rear. Made moderate progress down straight without threatening. |
7 | 9 | STORM BOY (BS288) | Y T Cheng | -- | Broke well settling just better than midfield. Gradually faded from Rock. |
8 | 14 | FIVE STARS SHINING (BP256) | K S Yu | B | Slowly away settling at the back. Made swift progress far side but had no more to give inside final 400 M. |
9 | 10 | WIN IT ALL (BN026) | J Egan | V | Around midfield. Dropped to rear into straight. Produced some late impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 12 | GREAT INTENT (BM198) | C Brown | B | Trapped wide in mid-division early. Improved to close-up position turning into straight the first time. Gradually weakened from home bend. |
11 | 7 | PRETTY BABY (BP250) | W M Lai | B/H | Prominent briefly travelling mainly in midfield position to home bend then weakened. |
12 | 13 | RED COMMANDER (BP097) | K H Ting | B | Midfield to Rock then weakened. |
13 | 3 | NOBLE BOY (BV222) | W Woods | B | Close up taking lead passing winning post the first time. Headed around Rock and dropped out from prominent position into straight. |
14 | 8 | TEA FOR YOU (BM138) | S K Sit | B | Restrained and in leading position before obtaining cover passing winning the post the first time. Dropped out after Rock. |
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 |