Race 1 (347)
TUNG LUNG CHAU HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | MR VANILLA (S209) | J Moreira | H-/SR | Soon taken across for rails run in rear of midfield, slightly worse half-way out, switched out for a run entering straight, responded well to take command inside final 200 metres. |
2 | 9 | GOLDWEAVER (P072) | Y T Cheng | P | Niggled at early, prominent on rails when checked and lost position 500 metres out, renewed effort shortly after straightening but found winner too good. |
3 | 5 | ZACHARY (N146) | M Demuro | B/TT | Tight between runners early, towards the rear before making rapid progress out wide far side, two-out-one-back when hampered and lost position 600 metres out, wide in midfield into straight, heavily bumped 250 metres out, kept on. |
4 | 12 | VIVA GUY (CK318) | T H So | -- | Broke well, settled in rear, widest runner turning in, finished off the race well down the centre of the track. |
5 | 11 | GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Taken back from the widest gate, remained well back to straight, saved ground turning in, kept on steadily without threatening. |
6 | 10 | EVERSPRING (P325) | H W Lai | B | Moderately away, positioned 3 lengths or so back on rail in midfield, similar position on turn, checked near 400M, angled out in straight, crowded and bumped near 300M, made some headway thereafter. |
7 | 4 | GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) | K C Ng | B/TT | Soon taken back to race in rear, checked on rails and lost position 400 metres out, saved ground turning for home, ran home one-paced. (Tactic questioned) |
8 | 1 | GOOD THINKER (M127) | A Suborics | V- | Jumped fairly, settled in midfield, saved ground turning in, ran home one-paced. |
9 | 8 | CASA JUNIOR (M366) | K Teetan | CP | Vied for lead from wide draw settling outside the leader 1200 metres out, hit the front coming out of back straight, folded up quickly inside final 200 metres. |
10 | 7 | REAL GENERAL (M086) | U Rispoli | SR | Jumped well, in front early before ceded advantage coming onto stables bend, settled just off the pace down far side, dropped out tamely in straight. |
11 | 3 | ARCHER'S BOW (P055) | M Guyon | B/TT | With leaders early, travelled wide without cover in better than midfield, took off half-way down back straight, unbalanced and lost position 500 metres out, dropped away quickly after straightening. |
12 | 2 | MOBILE KING (P084) | Z Purton | B | Vied for lead early eventually taking up running on rails 1200 metres out, gave ground from home bend. (Questioned for disappointing performance) (Lame next day) |
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 |