Race 7 (219)
PO YAN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | EL ZONDA (CK132) | F Coetzee | TT | Patiently ridden and soon settled in midfield, shifted wide for home, kicked strongly when asked for efforts 250 M out, ran on soundly and hit the front in final few strides. |
2 | 1 | BRILLIANT CHAPTER (CJ100) | C Y Ho | B | Pushed hard forward to lead and found the fence near 700 M, kept on soundly when placed under pressure final 300 M, just caught by the winner in final few strides. |
3 | 4 | FRIENDLY GAINS (CG300) | T Angland | -- | Niggled along to hold a one-off spot just behind the pace, ran on soundly under maximum pressure final 250 M, caught by the winner in last few strides, kept on well for 3rd. |
4 | 9 | HONGKONG SUPERSTAR (CH167) | J Lloyd | B/TT | Jumped fast, prominently placed on the rail within striking distance, had all chances in the home straight, kept on satisfactorily but lacked a decisive kick to challenge the top three. |
5 | 6 | ISLAND SPEED (CG202) | K C Leung | B/TT | Broke well, prominently placed 2Ls off the speed on rail, only one-paced when asked for efforts in the home straight. |
6 | 7 | ROYAL FLUSH (CK184) | Z Purton | V/XB/TT | Jumped only fairly, pushed hard to hold a one-off spot in midfield, swung widest for home, ran on steadily under maximum pressure, rather one-paced. |
7 | 8 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | D Whyte | -- | Lacked early speed despite being urged along, travelled one from the rear 4-5Ls off the speed, made up gradual ground in the home straight, never really troubled the principals. |
8 | 5 | HOLEY DOLLAR (CK118) | D Beadman | H | Broke well, settled just behind the leader, caught 3-wide throughout the trip, held ground until flattened 150 M out. (Mucus.) |
9 | 3 | ST FEVRE (CL002) | M Chadwick | TT | Checked at start, urged along to catch up 4Ls off the pace, responded fairly when asked 300 M out, made up gradually ground, badly checked at 100 M. (Blood in trachea.) |
10 | 10 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | C W Wong | -- | Taken rearward from gate 12, caught 4-wide with no cover throughout trip, outpaced at the top of home straight, dropped out. |
11 | 2 | PERFECT GEAR (CL014) | B Prebble | -- | Bumped at start, blundered at 950 M, drifted back gradually towards the rear, 11Ls away at home turn, covered little ground in the straight. (Mild lameness in left fore leg.) |
12 | 11 | JERRY MAGUIRE (CL381) | W C Marwing | TT1 | Jumped fairly, settled two from the rear on rail, made no progress when urged along 700 M out, outpaced at the top of home straight, finished tailed 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 |