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Race 4 (094)

HOUSTON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 SIGHT BELIEVER (P258) T Angland B/H Broke well, sat fore of midfield 1 off with cover, progress to stalk lead 400m, shaken up & switched out 300m, strong run, led close home.
2 10 BRILLIANT PROPOSAL (N392) D Whyte B Disputed early lead four wide, shuffled back 600m to handy 3 deep, sent on to press leaders final turn, led 150m, headed close home.
3 2 CROESUS (M297) C Y Lui B Fair start, taken back to 1 off with cover near rear, progress into stretch, driven for solid late gains to grab 3rd late.
4 9 SUNNY PEARL (N434) Z Purton XB/TT Broke OK, raced rail behind midfield, switched out for progress 500m, driven centre track & ran home soundly.
5 11 OCEAN ROAR (N317) O Doleuze SR/H1 Fast break, disputed lead 3-wide, settled 2nd 1 off 600m, driven home turn, one-paced & tapered in run.
6 4 WHISTLE BLOWER (P308) J Moreira B/XB/TT Speed to dispute lead, led outright 800m, to rail 600m, driven turning in, all out & headed 150m, no extra.
7 1 AMEDEO (CK292) K C Ng B/TT Fair break, settled midfield on rail, switched out 500m, driven home turn, stayed on evenly.
8 7 FAIR WIND (P349) G Mosse -- Slow start, raced last pair 1 off, at tail turning in, ran on through field for decent late headway.
9 12 JUN HAO (P209) C Y Ho H Tardy start & rousted early on rail, raced last pair & niggled throughout, driven for progress 500m, boxed on one pace.
10 6 CALL ME ACHIEVER (N134) N Pinna B Broke well, caught wide handy, taken off heels & lost ground 600m, very wide into stretch, plugged on same speed.
11 3 HEARTILY TALK (P091) H W Lai CP Sharp break, raced prominently on rail, settled 1 back 600m, hard-ridden 430m, found nothing & faded tamely.
12 5 ALWAYS WONDERFUL (P347) K Teetan XB1 Speed from wide gate, disputed lead 5 wide, lost ground from 500m, hard-ridden near tail 300m, weakened 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