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 |