Race 7 (710)
THE CRICKET CLUB VALLEY STAKES (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | T Berry | TT | Ridden forward from wide draw and trapped 3-wide first turn. Settled 4-back, one-off 900m, swung wide entering straight, powered home for easy win. |
2 | 9 | GOOD GOOD VIEW (P053) | T Angland | TT | Reared in starting gates but jumped with field, cutting to fence 2-back from leader. Shifted out 350m before cutting back in for run. Kept on well. |
3 | 4 | MI SAVVY (N138) | W C Marwing | B | With early leaders to first turn before settling one-back, one-off. Ran on nicely to look a chance 200m before turning one-paced. |
4 | 6 | JOYFUL THE GREAT (N407) | M L Yeung | CP | Outpaced early, shifted out 900m, then proved difficult to settle. Still well back entering straight but finished off nicely. |
5 | 5 | SEA THE PEARLS (M281) | K C Ng | -- | Quickly on rail but not enough pace and held in midfield. Made ground from 400m, checked 200m when disappointed for run. One-paced after. |
6 | 11 | REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) | C W Wong | TT | Reared in gate before start but jumped OK. Ridden but failed to muster, dropping to last entering straight. Made good late ground. |
7 | 3 | ENSEMBLE (P249) | B Prebble | B/TT | Got off well and settled in midfield away from fence. Took final turn awkwardly, closed in 350m, checked and unbalanced when crowded 250m, one-paced. |
8 | 2 | GREAT SPIRIT (P037) | C Y Lui | -- | Taken back across runners from wide draw and last until final turn. Swung wide entering straight and kept on steadily down centre of track. |
9 | 8 | PRECISION KING (P134) | A Suborics | B | Won the start and led field to first turn before slipping into box seat 900m. Looked chance early in straight alongside leader. Flattened final 100m. |
10 | 1 | NORDIC ONE (N370) | T H So | TT | Ridden up from wide draw and held 3-wide around first turn. Allowed to roll forward back stretch, took lead 900m. One pace when caught 200m. |
11 | 12 | RIDE ON THE FIRE (M137) | C K Tong | TT | Hard ridden from widest draw taking first turn 4-wide. Gradually rolled forward to sit outside leader turning for home. Crowded 200m when giving ground. |
12 | 7 | MASSIVE (P331) | H W Lai | -- | Slow into stride, quickly cut to rail but 6L from leader. Hit running rail and unbalanced turn. Spent force from 300m. Unacceptable performance. |
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 |