Race 6 (251)
INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 3RD LEG Rating:75-55 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | V Espinoza | B2 | Towards inner 7Ls off pace in 9th 1100 M out, still towards rear but travelling well when held up for a run 400 M out, turned in 6-wide, picked up very well to lead 50 M out, ran on well. |
2 | 6 | FRENCH CONNECTION (CA384) | G Mosse | -- | Always in 2nd place, 2-wide and 1L off speed from 1200 M out to home straight, a neck down at 200 M, no extra closing stages, winner had too many gears. |
3 | 10 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | S Dye | -- | Soon led on fence, led by about 1L through to home straight, a neck to the good at 200 M and just about joined 150 M out, just about hung on for 3rd. |
4 | 12 | SHABU SHABU (CB290) | M Kinane | -- | Bit slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off speed in 10th 1100 M out, 5Ls down and taking closer order out 5-wide off final bend, ran on well and narrowly missed a place. |
5 | 2 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | D Oliver | B/TT | Slowly away, on fence 9Ls behind lead and one from rear at 1100 M, 5Ls down on fence but still in rear off home turn, couldn't find clear running and not fully extended late on. |
6 | 3 | INDUBITABLY BLISS (CA058) | D Whyte | TT | Raced 2 and 3-wide with cover until 700 M when 4Ls or 5Ls off speed in midfield, checked at 600 M, 4-wide into home straight, always held despite making some decent late headway. |
7 | 11 | SIXTY SECONDS (CB177) | Y T Cheng | -- | Had a nice run on fence about 2Ls off the speed in 4th or 5th through to home straight, one-paced thereafter. |
8 | 8 | SUPER CHARGE (CC299) | A Starke | B1 | Switched from wide gate to fence and 10Ls down in rear 1200 M out, still rear but only 7Ls down and 2-wide 700 M out, 7-wide (widest of all) entering straight, no impression. |
9 | 9 | PRIME VAIN (BV320) | C Soumillon | -- | On fence 5Ls off the speed in 7th 1100 M out, 4Ls down in midfield at 800 M, crowded at 600 M, 4Ls down entering straight in midfield, one-paced. (Bled.) |
10 | 5 | ROUND THE WORLD (CA227) | O Peslier | B | 3-wide but had cover 4Ls off pace in 6th at 1100M, niggled along to keep up 700 M out, 4-wide into straight and all out when 3Ls down in 5th, checked when beaten 200 M out. |
11 | 4 | MASTER YING (CB249) | Y Take | B- | Caught 3-wide without cover 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1100 M, hard ridden to lie up and crowded when 3-wide into home straight, faded. |
12 | 7 | SMART CHAMPION (CC324) | K Fallon | -- | Never travelled well, slowly away, keen early on when 2Ls off pace in 4th 1200 M out, about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace in 5th or 6th down back straight, beat a hasty retreat from 500 M out. |
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 |