Race 2 (501)
PING SHEK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | H W Lai | TT | Parked 2 deep with cover, midfield. Gained an opening near the 300 M and chased keenly to hold a margin to the wire. |
2 | 3 | STEEL NERVES (CG320) | Z Purton | B | Camped midfield along the fence. Stayed to the inside in the run home, closed off well. |
3 | 4 | WIND KNIGHT (CJ326) | D Whyte | SR | Was taken back in the early stages, settling last. Began to improve after the 700 M, came 3-wide passing the 500 M, closing off smartly. |
4 | 12 | SUPER SPECIAL (CE225) | J Lloyd | H/TT | Settled behind midfield on the rails. Commenced to close off strongly however was held up until about the 200 M, raced to the line strongly once in the clear. |
5 | 2 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | O Doleuze | B | Raced up with he front runners early before being hampered near the 1000 M, settling off the speed 2-wide with cover. Was pushed to stay in touch prior to being crossed near the 500 M, then travelled 3 back. Whacked away at the same pace |
6 | 7 | WING MASTER (CK258) | Y T Cheng | TT | Travelled midfield 3-wide with cover. Was left racing without cover after the 500 M, however got to the line well. |
7 | 9 | TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) | M Du Plessis | P/TT | Bounded in the air at the start and lost ground settling 3rd last the fence. Railed up in the straight, was held up until the 200 M, closed off soundly. |
8 | 1 | TRUE INTELLIGENCE (CK060) | K T Yeung | -- | Ridden along early from an outside draw to settle as joint leader. Was gassed over the final stages. |
9 | 6 | HONEST TREASURE (CE200) | P H Lo | B/H1/TT | Assumed the lead near the 800 M along the paint. Was pressured for most of the trip by a runner to its outside, fading in the run home. |
10 | 5 | GLITTERING (CJ343) | K C Leung | -- | Led early from stall 1, commenced to hang and shift out approaching the first turn and was crossed near the 800 M settling about 3 off the lead. Continued to hang out for the majority of the race, struggled in the straight. |
11 | 8 | WINNING STRATEGY (CJ353) | C W Wong | -- | Went forward from a wide gate but was severely checked near the 1000 M, never recovered, hung out and proved difficult to ride, finishing well back. |
12 | 11 | METRO RIDER (CJ264) | J Winks | XB-/H | Prominently placed early from an outside alley, however was badly hampered near the 1000 M. Raced 3-wide without cover before rolling in to race 1 off the fence near the 500 M. compounded in the 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 |