Race 2 (335)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | GLORY WIN (N051) | H W Lai | B/TT | Eventually settled 3 back, 1 off with cover. Turned for home 6 wide and responded to hard riding to have the race sewn up near the 50m. |
2 | 2 | TOMODACHI (M026) | B Prebble | H/PC/XB | Maintained the fence while vying for the lead, settling during the early& middle stages in 2nd position. Assumed the lead near the home turn, fought on gamely in the run to the post. |
3 | 8 | NOVEL START (M255) | W M Lai | -- | Settled on the fence in fourth position tracking the speed, had cover. Finished off soundly. |
4 | 10 | STAR OF FAME (CH043) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Parked worse than midfield, 2 deep with cover. Shifted out into continue clear running after the 200m and worked home nicely. |
5 | 4 | HAPPY HOMING (N182) | Y T Cheng | -- | Shuffled back near the 800m, travelling 1 off, midfield with cover. Swung the home turn widest, finished off steadily without ever threatening the principals. |
6 | 1 | GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) | C K Tong | B/TT | Parked midfield the fence had cover. Stayed towards the inside in the final stretch, never quickened & was one paced. |
7 | 5 | AMAZING ALWAYS (N432) | N Callan | -- | Travelled with the backmakers on the rails. Kept to the inside in the home stretch, stayed on at the same speed down the running. |
8 | 12 | GOAL AND GOLD (N229) | M L Yeung | P/TT | Settled worse than midfield, on the paint with cover. Railed up in the straight but kept on at the same pace in the run to the line. |
9 | 7 | GREAT ALEXANDER (P019) | G Mosse | H1/P1/TT | Dulled for leading duties for the better part of the race, travelling keenly in the early & middle stages, 3/4L in advance of a runner to its inside. Was a spent force after the 150m. |
10 | 3 | DRAGIMOVA (N151) | D Whyte | B | Travelled 3 deep without cover before managing to shift in and race 1 out 1 back on the circle. Weakened over the final 100m. (reported to be lame in the R/F the following day) |
11 | 11 | LITTLE RAINFOREST (N101) | T H So | B1/TT | Travelled second last, 2 deep with cover. Whacked away at the same speed in the straight, failing to close off. |
12 | 6 | JACK'S GEM (N331) | M Chadwick | -- | Began only fairly then was crowded, settling in last position along the fence, had cover. Only plodded home in the final stretch. |
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 |