GO

Race 8 (199)

CHEUNG CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 HEALTHY WEALTHY (CC067) W Woods -- Had the run of the race on fence about 2Ls down in 4th through to 600 M when shifted wider, 4-wide into stretch and took command 200 M out, hung left on run-in, driven out.
2 4 HALO KING PRAWN (CB124) G Schofield P/H On fence 6Ls off pace in 6th at 1200 M, raced in snatches down backstretch, 5Ls down at top of home straight, always held by winner but ran on strongly to take 2nd.
3 2 KING OF FISH (CB105) D Whyte V Sent on from wide gate to dispute lead out at least 2-wide at 1200 M, narrow lead out 2-wide at 800 M, 1L clear and 2-wide into stretch, headed over 200 M out, no extra close home.
4 10 STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) Y T Cheng B Steadied at 1200 M when 2-wide and 6Ls off pace in 7th, 5Ls down in 6th place entering straight, over 2Ls down and staying on well at 200 M, short of room and steadied at 100 M, not recover.
5 3 REWARD (BV116) C Williams BO Soon led on fence, headed at 800 M, checked and bumped rail at 600 M, 2Ls down on fence into home straight, all out and 1L 3rd at 200 M, one-paced.
6 8 ROUND THE WORLD (CA227) A Delpech B In 5th 2-wide and 5Ls off pace at 1200 M, 3Ls 5th at 800 M, 3-wide without cover at 500 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into straight and still 3Ls down, 2Ls down at 200 M, no extra.
7 6 EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) F Coetzee -- Bit slowly away, on fence 7Ls off pace in 8th at 1200 M and through to home straight, 4Ls down at 200 M, got no closer, was always much too one-paced.
8 7 MAGICAL WARRIOR (CB109) S Dye -- Crowded at start, on fence 9Ls off pace in 10th at 1200 M and still there into home straight, never posed any kind of threat.
9 12 LUCKY TWINS (CC167) H K Yim B Switched inside from wide gate to 11Ls last at 1200 M on fence, still well behind in rear turnig for home, ran on past a few tired ones late on.
10 1 ABLE MARSHALL (CB336) A Marcus -- Fractious in stalls and awkwardly away, 2-wide and 9Ls behind leader and one from rear from 1200 M until home straight, never a factor.
11 5 MAGICAL LOT (CC349) D Dunn -- 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1200 M and at 800 M, 4-wide into home straight when 3Ls down under pressure, emptied out.
12 9 CENTURY HORSE (BT267) J Spencer B2/TT 2-wide and 8Ls off pace in 9th at 1200 M and in same place entering straight, very one-paced thereafter.
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