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Race 5 (165)

HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 BACK IN BLACK (T358) K Teetan TT Snagged back at start to race 1 off with cover behind midfield, swung widest home turn, rattled centre track to lead inside final 100m.
2 6 WORLD CITY (S019) Z Purton P/TT Snagged back at break to sit midfield 1 off with cover, shifted wide & driven final turn, quickened to lead 130m, immediately pressed & headed close home.
3 4 MASSIVE POWER (T339) T H So H Broke ok, & raced midfield, bustled & outpaced a touch 880m, shifted out & driven into stretch, closed off soundly to 3rd.
4 9 WINNING BOY (N186) M L Yeung -- Smart start widest but taken back to 1 off near rear, driven wide turning in, closed off for sound gains.
5 12 HAPPY HOMING (N182) Y T Cheng TT Outpaced & rousted early, raced rail behind midfield, niggled 450m, fanned out & driven final turn, kept on for minor headway.
6 7 JOLLY POSH (P371) H N Wong B/TT Sharp start, bustled up to vie for lead from 900m, rolled to lead 400m, shaken up entering stretch, all out & headed 140m, tapered closing stages.
7 8 LYRIC ACE (S047) D Whyte -- Fast start wide, raced wide no cover in 3rd until slotted 1 back 780m, wide final turn, driven to edge lead 140m, immediately swamped & faded.
8 2 ANIMATION MASTER (T111) C K Tong TT Slow break, raced rail near rear, driven wide home turn, edged back inside 200m, running on when not clear ground & checked 80m, kept on last strides.
9 5 MY LEGEND (P387) N Callan B/TT Rousted start to race handy 5th 1 off with cover, edged wide home turn & driven, one-paced in run home.
10 10 FUN TAPESTRY (P443) B Prebble B/XB Fast start & raced handy 1 off with cover, to rail 800m, under pump 700m & hard-driven into stretch, found nil & eased.
11 1 KYNAM (P213) J Moreira CP/XB Sluggish start & raced detached at tail, 6L adrift & under drive 700m, closed on pack final turn & hard-driven, checked off heels 200m, no extra & eased.
12 11 PROMPT EXPRESS (T168) H W Lai H-/B1/XB1 Speed to lead on rail, pressed from 700m, driven & headed 400m, emptied 300m, faded & eased when beaten.
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