GO

Race 8 (333)

CHOI HUNG HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 SEA JADE (V307) J Moreira -- Sped to the fore and allowed an easy lead, opened up 2L gap 200M, kept going well to hold off pursuers final stages.
2 9 MOLLY'S JADE STAR (T216) K K Chiong B Chased pace in 3rd, tried hard to reel in winner final 300M, stayed on well late but ran out of ground.
3 5 VERBINSKY (V052) S De Sousa CP/TT Tracked leader along the 2-path, chased winner steadily passing 300M, nearest finish but ran out of ground.
4 3 ARCHIPPUS (P361) Z Purton B/H/TT From wide barrier taken back to last after the start, proved difficult to settle 800M in a slowly run race, over 6Ls to make up 400M, closed off strongly for 4th but not getting to top 3.
5 6 HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) K Teetan P- Began only fairly, held up behind midfield 5Ls back in a slowly run race, stayed on well and continued to give chase but not reaching top 3.
6 4 GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) C Schofield TT Reserved near the rear, 6Ls back at 800M, pulled wide 400M, stayed on without threatening.
7 7 CHARITY JOY (P278) M Chadwick B/TT Caught 3-wide no cover in mid-division, improved to 4th passing 600M, finished off fairly from 350M, faded late stages.
8 2 BLOCKER DEE (T374) C Y Ho -- Not hurried after the jump, sat 2-wide midfield, couldn't quicken enough to challenge leaders passing 350M, never threatened.
9 1 BERLINI (P359) S Clipperton H Dropped back to a rearward position after the jump, saved ground hugging the rail, in 9th 5Ls off the pace making the turn, couldn't muster the speed to go closer.
10 10 TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) K C Leung B-/TT Settled down 4Ls in mid-division, couldn't quicken turning home, soon out of it and weakened noticeably final 100M.
11 8 DRAGON GENERAL (T400) B Prebble B/TT Towards the rear and caught wide from outside barrier, niggled along 600M, made the home turn awkwardly and gave ground soon entering straight, eased.
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