Race 8 (508)
BEGONIA HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | AMAZING STAR (B019) | Z Purton | -- | From draw 11 went forward to be chasing leader 2-wide, led 250M, kept on strongly to line holding off pursuing rivals comfortably. |
2 | 4 | WALDORF (B253) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped on terms, pushed along to hold a midfield spot just over 4Ls off the pace, raced tight inside 200M, did best work late to go 2nd near line. |
3 | 6 | ENCORE BOY (A177) | G van Niekerk | B | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, held up near last, responded well on straightening, chased hard final 150M to go 3rd near line. |
4 | 8 | FORTUNE BOOTH (A418) | N Callan | PC-/CP2 | Slow to begin, settled down behind midfield, wide into straight, closed off steadily, just missed 3rd in a close finish. |
5 | 11 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | C Schofield | TT | Chased leaders in 4th, had every chance turning in, not pace to challenge winner, in contention for minor placings until weakened closing stages. |
6 | 10 | JOYFUL UNION (C232) | M F Poon | -- | Slow to begin, held up towards the rear along inside, had to shift to outside nearing 200M to improve, finished off well. |
7 | 12 | SUNSET WATCH (C502) | M Chadwick | XB/TT | From wide draw taken across to race in midfield, not far off from leaders turning, kept on steadily in straight, outsprinted final stages. |
8 | 1 | COUNTRY STAR (B396) | J Moreira | -- | Chased the pace, held ground early straight, faded final 150M. |
9 | 7 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Ended up racing in detached last, pushed along 800M but not making ground, ran past beaten horses in the straight only. (Jockey : didn't travel well in early stages and not able to keep pace with the field.) |
10 | 3 | MOMENT OF POWER (V138) | C Wong | B | Quickly into stride, led at good pace, headed 250M, no extra nearing 100M, weakened. |
11 | 9 | MR LUMIERES (B179) | T H So | -- | Not far off from pace but 3-wide no cover throughout, unable to quicken turning in, weakened 200M. |
12 | 5 | STYLING CITY (B280) | B Shinn | B/TT | Positioned ahead of midfield, failed to go on passing 300M, never threatened. |
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 |