Race 1 (103)
HEUNG YIP HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | J Moreira | H/XB | Broke well settling one-out-one-back to straight, soon came to challenge upon straightening, gained upper hand final strides. |
2 | 12 | KING OF SMARTS (S176) | Y T Cheng | PC | Broke well, settled just off the pace on rails, kept to inside run on straightening, fought on steadily only to be denied in the shadows of the post. |
3 | 1 | HURRY HURRY UP (N218) | C Y Ho | TT | Settled in forward in midfield, commenced move rounding home bend, fought on to just claim remote 3rd. |
4 | 8 | NOVEL START (M255) | C Schofield | B | Broke well from the one draw and attempted to make all holding narrow advantage on rails, but unable to sustain effort and headed under pressure 200 metres out. |
5 | 4 | RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) | N Callan | -- | Sluggish at start, settled in rear of midfield, came under pressure entering straight, kept on same pace under pressure down the centre of the track. |
6 | 2 | HEARTLAND (M332) | G Mosse | B/H | Moderate start, soon recovered to better than midfield on rails, similar turning for home, one-paced. |
7 | 10 | INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) | M L Yeung | H/P | Jumped fairly, soon dropped towards the rear, kept on same pace without quickening in straight. |
8 | 6 | AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) | B Prebble | -- | Well behind, ran past well-beaten horses down the centre of the straight. |
9 | 5 | ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) | N Rawiller | B | Trailed the field most of way to straight, only ran past well-beaten horses. |
10 | 7 | GOLDEN CHOICE (S157) | K Teetan | SR-/B2/H2 | Crowded out start, raced 5 lengths back on rail, same margin back on turn, failed to close off in straight, never a threat. |
11 | 11 | DELIGHT FORTUNE (N402) | T H So | SR/V | Began well from a tricky gate, sent forward to sit outside leader, same position on turn, emptied early in straight, eased final 100M. |
12 | 3 | JADE PIPPO (P052) | H N Wong | H | Worked overtime from the widest draw to keep in touch but remained wide throughout, tired noticeably from approaching home straight. |
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 |