Race 5 (412)
THE ROTARY CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | LUCKY PROFIT (S335) | J Moreira | B/TT | Fast break, snagged back & camped handy on rail, bustled 450m, shifted out exiting home turn & driven, quickened to close, ran down leader final strides. |
2 | 1 | DIAMOND MASTER (S397) | S De Sousa | B/XB | Speedy break, caught wide no cover, handy until rolled to lead 800m, extended 2.5L clear, shaken up 300m, tapered late & headed last strides. |
3 | 11 | NEVER BETTER (T140) | D Whyte | PC | Fast start, raced handy 1 off with cover, wide & driven turning in, closed off centre track to secure 3rd. |
4 | 3 | SPEEDY SANDY (P239) | G Mosse | B/TT | Broke well & narrow lead on rail until headed 800m, 2nd & niggled 550m, driven in pursuit 380m, boxed on evenly & relegated from frame late. |
5 | 4 | GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) | N Rawiller | B/TT | Taken back at start to 2nd last on rail, last 700m, advanced a spot 500m, driven into stretch, plugged on for minor inroads. |
6 | 7 | MR KOOL (T335) | K C Ng | H/TT | Good break, raced close 2nd 1 off no cover, to 3rd 800m, niggled 550m, under pump final turn, kept on one pace. |
7 | 12 | WINNING BOY (N186) | Y T Cheng | -- | Taken back from widest, checked 990m & to tail 3 wide with cover, advanced a spot 700m, widest into stretch & driven, stayed on for minor headway. |
8 | 8 | WINNING TALENT (S256) | H W Lai | E-/B | Snagged back at start & 3 wide with cover, progress to back of midfield 1 off with cover, niggled 550m, hard-ridden 300m, stayed on moderately. |
9 | 5 | MASTER COMMANDER (T275) | B Prebble | -- | Taken back at start to rail midfield, over-raced 980m & 800m, driven 400m, one-paced & tapered late. |
10 | 2 | REWARDING FLYER (T401) | K Teetan | -- | Broke with others, bustled along midfield 1 off with cover, wide into stretch & driven, found little in tepid run home. |
11 | 9 | STEP FASTER (N295) | C Schofield | B/TT | Broke ok, bustled along 3 wide no cover back of midfield, driven wide final turn, struggled in tame run home. |
12 | 6 | STRATUM POWER (T086) | C K Tong | -- | Tardy start & bustled, 3rd last & urged on 850m but outpaced & shuffled back from 550m, last & driven 500m, found nil, well 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 |