Race 7 (599)
BUSAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | MAGICAL BEAUTY (T342) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began awkwardly, ridden forward, settling one-off 3L from leader entering back stretch. Swung wide into straight, hit front 200m, pulled clear. |
2 | 4 | CHOICE TREASURE (N436) | K K Chiong | B- | Away nicely, pressed forward outside leader before taking over 1280m and crossing to fence. Collared passing 200m but kept on gamely and held on for second. |
3 | 2 | KING OF MONGOLIA (S414) | J Moreira | TT | Jumped well, ridden to hold rail 3L from leader. Eased slightly along back stretch, tightened 450m, held for run 250m, finished off nicely. |
4 | 5 | FORMULA WON (P183) | C Y Ho | TT | Began OK, didn't stretch out and had to be ridden 1200m to hold position. Put under pressure 500m, got clear run 300m, kept on steadily. |
5 | 6 | RED MARVEL (T417) | M L Yeung | H/TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing wide till settling 1L behind leader in one-off position 1200m. Lay in under pressure in straight and boxed on one-paced. |
6 | 9 | THE RAINBOW (V095) | Y T Cheng | -- | Quickly away, leading field to first turn before taking sit on leader. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced. |
7 | 10 | EXPEDITE (N111) | K Teetan | PC-/H/XB/B2 | Got off OK, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Ridden to circle field final turn, getting to within range 300m, before turning one-paced. |
8 | 11 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | M Chadwick | V/TT | Ridden to hold rail ahead of midfield, checked off heels 1400m. Lost position back stretch, shaken up 450m but only one-paced. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea, lame right front leg. |
9 | 1 | CHATER LEGEND (T151) | N Callan | SR/TT | Began awkwardly, dropping back, taken to rail but checked 1350m. Bumped running rail and unbalanced. Made up ground early straight before turning one-paced final 200m. |
10 | 7 | GIANT STARS (T218) | D Whyte | H | Steadied on jumping and shifted across behind runners towards rear but wide. Steadied top of straight when blocked for run, turning one-paced. Found to have continuous epiglottic entrapment, lame right front leg. |
11 | 12 | SURE PEACE (S326) | H N Wong | B/TT | Steadied and shifted across behind runners soon after start, settling last. Bumped running rail and unbalanced first turn, found little in straight. |
12 | 3 | HONG KONG CAPTAIN (V056) | T H So | -- | Hard ridden early to hold forward position but held wide without cover 5L from leader. Wide into straight, faded gradually. |
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 |