Race 3 (069)
NAM FUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | SOU MA TAM (CH253) | M L Yeung | B | Soon in the front rank but was trapped 3-wide making the first turn. Raced on fence in the leading section 700 M out. Pushed by the runner up in the home straight but kept on to win by a narrow margin. |
2 | 2 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Began nicely. Elected to sit 2-wide behind the leading section 1000 M out. Swung 4-wide leaving the bend and launched a sustained challenge in the home straight. Just held by the winner at finish. |
3 | 5 | HAPPEE GIFT (CH313) | D Beadman | XB/H | Good jump from wide draw but trapped 5-wide making the first turn. Raced 3-wide behind midfield passing 800 M. Ridden from 500 M and was 3Ls down turning in. Ran on for 3rd comfortably without threatening the quinella pair. |
4 | 9 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | H W Lai | TT | Raced 3-wide towards rear after starting from wide barrier. Improved wide passing 500 M and was 4Ls away on straightening. Kept making up ground and was nearest at finish. |
5 | 4 | LUCKY WINNER (CE124) | Z Purton | TT | Travelled wide without cover in the leading section through to the home straight. No extra final furlong. |
6 | 12 | SINGLE MALT (CK110) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Trapped 4-wide amongst leaders making the first turn. Led one-off the fence 700 M out. Peaked inside final furlong. |
7 | 8 | WIND KNIGHT (CJ326) | Y T Cheng | SR | At rear early despite ridden along. Picked up gradually from 500 M and made substantial ground in the straight. |
8 | 6 | TAI HANG'S PRIDE (CJ335) | W M Lai | -- | Slow to begin but was driven to race 3-wide behind the leading section passing 1000 M. Slipped to midfield turning into home. One-paced to conclude. |
9 | 10 | YOUNG WITNESS (CK185) | D Whyte | B | Away in line. Shuffled towards rear early. Pressed home 600 M out but ran on to beat tired runners only. |
10 | 7 | THE KID (CK080) | W Pike | V | Never better than midfield. Struggled in the straight. |
11 | 11 | GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) | B Prebble | -- | Quickly into stride. Assumed a handy position on fence behind leaders from 800 M. Pressured 500 M out but didn't quicken. Eased down. (Heart Irregularity.) |
12 | 3 | DR UNION (CK105) | C K Tong | SR-/H1/TT- | Raced greenly throughout. Never in the hunt. |
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 |