Race 4 (386)
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | APPLAUSE (A023) | M Chadwick | H-/B2 | Jumped with them, raced at tail, 5 to 6 lengths back, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly in straight to score. |
2 | 4 | DR PROACTIVE (A345) | M F Poon | -- | Began well from a tricky gate, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on very well in straight but couldn't hold off the winner late. |
3 | 12 | THE SHOW (T256) | W M Lai | B | Away with them, positioned on rail in midfield, easy run on turn, taken wide early in straight and made some progress to take 3rd. |
4 | 1 | ZERO HEDGE (A221) | U Rispoli | SR | Bumped on jumping, sent forward to race prominently, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, just stayed on for 4th. |
5 | 5 | STARLOT (V367) | M L Yeung | B | Bumped start, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, there to turn, improved from near 400M, made some progress early in straight, peaked near 100M, weakened thereafter. |
6 | 7 | CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) | K Teetan | CP | Average to begin, raced at rear, 5 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made reasonable progress in straight. |
7 | 3 | LONDON MASTER (T345) | K C Leung | TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 4 lengths back on rail, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening, found no daylight, not able to test properly. |
8 | 10 | HAPPY HAPPY (A348) | J Moreira | H | Began awkwardly, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, shifted out off heels near 700m, improved from 450M, very wide turning in, showed no progress in straight. |
9 | 2 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | N Rawiller | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths back, same position on turn, taken widest in straight, finished off one-paced. |
10 | 6 | PEARL WARM WARM (T183) | A Badel | B2 | Moderately away from the widest draw, unable to slot in, raced very wide and without cover early, slightly improved near 700M to sit 2 wide in 2nd, peaked on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
11 | 9 | DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) | K C Ng | TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, kept on hanging in after 900M, couldn't maintain position from 800M, 4 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
12 | 11 | PADDINGTON (A107) | C Y Ho | B/E/TT | Out in line, unable to slot in, travelled wide and without cover throughout, emptied early in straight when hard run took effect. |
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 |