Race 7 (713)
VIOLET HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | RED KYLIN (T052) | K Teetan | B | Broke well, shared early pace before settling in box seat 2L from leader. Switched out top of straight to make run, gradually overhauling leader to win close home. |
2 | 5 | AMAZING (A202) | N Callan | -- | Away nicely, raced 3-wide initially before setting one-out, one back. Took a few strides to gain momentum in straight, finished strongly final 200m to grab second placing. |
3 | 6 | HEALTHY LUCK (A064) | O Doleuze | -- | Jumped well, hard ridden to lead on settling, then set good pace to straight. Joined up front 100m out and swamped by two rivals close home. |
4 | 4 | DR LISTENING (V288) | Z Purton | H | Off nicely, quickly taken in for cover, dropping one-out towards rear. Under pressure turning for home, given reminders early in straight, picked up strongly final stages to finish on heels of place-getters. |
5 | 3 | LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) | C Y Ho | -- | Began OK, then ridden to hold rail behind midfield. Made up ground around home turn, stayed on rail in straight and ran on steadily. |
6 | 9 | TRUMP (P106) | U Rispoli | -- | Began well, ridden to obtain forward position but unable find cover and raced mostly 3-wide in midfield. Swung wide into straight and boxed on fairly. |
7 | 11 | RESPLENDENT GLORY (V261) | C Schofield | -- | Jumped fairly, then ridden to make up ground before settling one-out in midfield. Made some ground around home turn, shifted out 400m to go forward but didn't finish off. |
8 | 2 | GENERAL IRON (P429) | S Clipperton | H/TT | Steadied shortly after start and shifted in for cover, dropping to last. Stayed at rear until straightening before making up some ground in straight. |
9 | 1 | DIEGO KOSTA (T357) | J Moreira | -- | Out quickly, sharing early pace before settling one-out 1L from leader. Threw out challenge top of straight, battled on gamely to 200m before tiring. |
10 | 12 | RADIANT STEED (V127) | H N Wong | B | Beaten for early pace and soon at rear but wide. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight. |
11 | 7 | LOADED (A195) | M L Yeung | H | Hampered on jumping, losing ground, dropping to rear along fence. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced. |
12 | 8 | FULL GLAMOUR (A155) | K C Ng | B/TT | Pressed forward from outside gate, racing 4-wide 4L from leader entering back stretch. Under pressure turning for home, losing ground steadily, before tiring badly in straight. |
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 |