Race 5 (449)
KWAI CHUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | C Williams | -- | Began well and raced around 3 to 4Ls off pace on fence. Made steady improvement going up Rock and turning for home. 1-1/2Ls down on straightening and found the line well to win by a narrow margin. |
2 | 5 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | S Dye | -- | Soon raced around 6Ls off pace on rail. Under pressure to improve turning for home. Around 2Ls down on straightening and switched out to obtain running. Made up good ground in straight only to miss the winner by a short margin. |
3 | 9 | SMART WIN (CA372) | D Whyte | B | Began well and raced around 1-1/2Ls off pace. 2-wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 300 M out but unable to fend off challenge from the 1st pair to be overhauled in the closing stages. |
4 | 4 | ME AND YOU (BT011) | M Kinane | B | Began well and soon box seated behind leader. Switched out on straightening. Responded fairly when asked 300 M out but unable to overhaul the pacegetter to settle for 4th place. |
5 | 12 | I DELIVER (BV112) | S K Sit | TT | Ridden along to lead on fence with no more than 1L advantage through to straight. Kept on well in straight and was only overhauled in the closing stages. |
6 | 11 | HURRY UP (CA262) | W M Lai | SR/TT | Jumped awkwardly and rider became unbalanced. Raced in rear section on rail through to straight. Under pressure 250 M out and made up good ground inside final 200 M. |
7 | 1 | GREEN VACATION (CB411) | Y T Cheng | B2 | Raced in worse than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Kept on evenly when asked 250 M out and ran past weakening runners after 200 M. |
8 | 8 | HIGHLIGHT (BT192) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Began fairly and was taken back to rearward position but closer to rail. One-paced in straight and only ran past several beaten runners after the 200 M. |
9 | 3 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | F Coetzee | B-/V1/TT | On jumping was immediately steadied to the tail to obtain rail running. Made no impression in home straight. |
10 | 2 | ALBELA (BV028) | E Legrix | V-/SR2 | Niggled along to race in mid-division towards the outside through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 250 M and further weakened inside final 200 M. (Hung in throughout the race.) |
11 | 7 | LATTE (CB425) | G Mosse | -- | Pushed along to race in forward position around 2-wide. Under pressure to hold position turning for home. Found nothing in straight and weakened badly inside final 300 M. |
12 | 6 | ELEGANCE (BV119) | M W Leung | B | Ridden along to race in forward position out wide without cover. Commenced to gave ground 450 M out and 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 |