Race 5 (262)
TONG FUK HANDICAP Rating:50-30 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SMART WIN (CA372) | A Suborics | B | Began well and raced 2-wide just behind leader. Remained there until straightening, responded well to pressure and fended off repeated challenge from 2nd placegetter to win narrowly. |
2 | 9 | MR PRESIDENT (CA178) | C Soumillon | B-/SR | Jumped well and soon shifted onto rail to race behind leader. At 1200 M dropped to outright 3rd around 1L off leader and stayed there till straightening when asked 300 M out ran on strongly but unable to match speed. |
3 | 7 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well and niggled along to take lead on rail with no more than 1L advantage through to straight. Headed around 300 M but stayed on well to keep 3rd place. |
4 | 4 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | J Spencer | -- | Pushed along but outpaced to race 2 to 3Ls off pace on rail through to straight. Under pressure around 400 M ran on fairly and missed the 3rd placegetter by a short margin. |
5 | 5 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | C Williams | TT | Slowly away but soon recovered to race in mid-division around 2-wide. Around 5Ls down and shifted out when entering straight, all out at 200 M and made up steady ground never troubled the placegetters. |
6 | 11 | WISHES (BT100) | P Smullen | P | Began well from wide draw and soon raced in better than midfield position around 2-wide. All out around 350 M out but stayed one-paced and further weakened in the final stages. |
7 | 1 | LUCKY TIME (CB307) | G Mosse | -- | Began awkwardly and soon raced at back about 2-wide through to straight. Made up some ground in closing stages. |
8 | 6 | ACE ACADEMY (BT215) | S Dye | -- | Began fairly and eased to race in rear section on fence. Under pressure 350 M out but did not respond and stayed same pace to the line. |
9 | 2 | TORI TOP (CB405) | D Dunn | -- | Jumped awkwardly and soon raced in rear section around 2-wide through to straight. Did not respond to pressure in straight and only ran past couple of beaten runners in the final stages. |
10 | 3 | A CANDY (CB190) | W C Marwing | B | Soon raced in mid-division but caught wide without cover. Stayed in similar position through to straight, stayed one-paced when put under pressure at 300 M and weakened in final stages. |
11 | 8 | MARIPOSA (CA342) | G Schofield | B/TT | Raced in worse than midfield section on rail through to straight. Stayed on evenly to the line. |
12 | 12 | OH GREAT (CB288) | M W Leung | -- | Raced in rear section towards the outside. At 600 M hard ridden to maintain position and weakened badly after 200 M. |
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 |