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Race 8 (756)

MULTI-STAR HANDICAP   Rating:100-75   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) D Beadman H Took early lead, restrained nearing 1300M and sat just behind the pace, into clear inside 300M and swiftly moved up to press leader before wrestled the lead 50M out.
2 1 HOT SHOT (CL289) D Whyte TT Positively ridden, sat one out one back and going strongly into straight, led 200M out, rallied on when pressed by the eventual winner, headed nearing 50M.
3 7 OSVALDO (CK075) Z Purton B Checked at the start, recovered to race in midfield 4-5Ls off the pace, gradually picked up, did best work final 200M, nearest finish.
4 8 BEAUTY GLOW (M303) B Prebble B1/TT Never far off the pace but was a shade keen in running, moved into contention passing 500M, took time to gather on straightening, stayed on well final 150M.
5 6 HELENE WITTY (CL228) C Y Ho TT Tracked leader early, went forward and crossed to the lead 1100M out, put up a brief resistance when being challenged inside 250M, faded passing 150M and weakened into 5th.
6 3 JAMESINA (CH290) W C Marwing B/TT Driven early to hold a position 3Ls off the pace, pushed along over the home turn, kept grinding away but never going the pace to seriously challenge.
7 4 HAPPY TUMBLER (CL048) T Angland XB Hampered at the start and was pushed back to a rearward position early stages, made his move passing 600M and fanned wide into straight, ran on to 150M but was then flattened.
8 10 SICHUAN LEGEND (M248) C K Tong B Held up along the fence in a position behind midfield, urged along inside 500M, kept on at the same pace and made little headway on straightening.
9 11 HOLIDAY SUN (CJ328) J Lloyd CP Towards the rear about 6-7Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside, run ended near 200M and faded.
10 12 THE UNTOUCHABLELAD (CK398) T H So B Positioned 2-wide towards the rear, found very little when asked and never threatened.
11 2 FEARLESS (CH301) Y T Cheng B Dropped back to last 8Ls behind leader, niggled along over the home turn but failed to pick up, eased when well beaten inside 150M.
12 5 HAPPY GUYS (CL275) H W Lai B Forwardly placed but caught wide no cover throughout the race, struggled inside 500M and gave ground rapidly.
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