Race 5 (246)
EUROPE HANDICAP Rating:75-47 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | SNOWSTORM (CB255) | A Suborics | B | Soon settled in mid-division on inner. Around 500 M out switched out and commenced to go forward. Hit front on straightening and ran home strongly to win convincingly. |
2 | 10 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | D Dunn | -- | Began well but eased to race around 6 to 7Ls off pace. Wide in middle stages. Ridden along to improve position. Around 3Ls down entering straight, when asked ran on steadily and just held on for 2nd place. |
3 | 11 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | G Schofield | B | Pushed along but outpaced in the early stages to race in worse than midfield section on rail through to home straight. Only obtained clear running at 200 M and ran on well to miss 2nd placegetter by a short margin. |
4 | 8 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | P Smullen | -- | Soon raced in worse than midfield section 2-wide through to home straight. Held up for running near 400 M. Ran fairly in straight. |
5 | 1 | HARMONY PARTNER (CB417) | S Dye | -- | Prominent on fence in the early stages. Settled in outright 2nd after passing winning post the 1st time. Improved to race beside leader going up Rock. When asked 300 M stayed one-paced and further weakened in the final stages. |
6 | 5 | MONEY WINS (BT165) | O Doleuze | B | Niggled along to race mid-division on inner through to home straight. When asked 300 M out unable to quicken and stayed same paced to the line. |
7 | 9 | EXCEPTIONAL (BT183) | E Legrix | B | Raced in better than midfield section on rail. Around 400 M steadily shifted out to obtain clear running, when asked 300 M out stayed one-paced and further weakened in the final stages. |
8 | 3 | DIAMOND TALENTS (BT186) | F Coetzee | B | Ridden hard in the early stages to contest lead towards the outside. Obtain outright lead around 1400 M and shifted onto rail. Headed around 300 M out and faded after 200 M. |
9 | 6 | MONZA KING (BV280) | K S Yu | B | Began fairly but outpaced to race at back on fence, remain there until turning for home. Did not respond well to pressure and only ran past several beaten runners in the concluding stages. |
10 | 4 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | G Mosse | B | Did not jump well from wide draw and raced in rear section but shifted in closer to rail. Remain there until turning for home, made no impression in straight. |
11 | 7 | CUPID (BV043) | E Saint-Martin | P-/SR2 | Ridden hard in the early stages to dispute lead but soon settled in 3rd place around 1400 M. Commenced to lose position at 600 M and faded in straight. |
12 | 12 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | S K Sit | B | Unable to match early speed to race in midfield section towards the outside. Ridden hard to go forward going up Rock but soon weakened after 600 M. Dropped out in straight. |
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 |