Race 7 (495)
BULKELEY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | XIANG BAI QI (B336) | K Teetan | B | Jumped fairly, settled mainly in 7th in midfield, commenced move inside the 700 metres when wide without cover and came within 1L of race leader 3-wide rounding home bend, sustained effort to grab lead 100 metres out. |
2 | 10 | FAST PACE (C427) | J Moreira | H | Broke well, gradually drifted back to 6th in midfield early in back straight, travelling keenly before swift headway inside the 800 metres to take up running over 600 metres out, led until headed by the winner 100 metres out. |
3 | 2 | GOLDEN SPECTRUM (D188) | R Maia | CP/H/TT | Jumped awkwardly, gradually settled in forward of midfield in 6th on the rail, carried backward rounding the 500 metre bend, angled out for a run into home straight, fought on steadily inside final 100 metres. |
4 | 6 | HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) | Z Purton | H/TT | Settled in last few from the widest gate, commenced move over 700 metres out circling the field 3-wide to come within 3L of the leader in midfield, made no impression from wide into home straight. |
5 | 3 | NAMJONG PLUS (B048) | M F Poon | -- | Settled at the back and waited with, came under pressure when detached from field passing the 700 metres, made swift progress round the field 3-wide and swung widest onto home turn, ran on steadily under pressure. |
6 | 9 | CLEMENT LEGEND (B137) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Ridden early before settling in rear of midfield on the rail, dropped back to 9th despite coming under pressure when pace quickened over 700 metres out, ran on steadily down the centre of home straight. |
7 | 5 | TURIN REDSTAR (B092) | N Callan | B/TT | Began well from a wide gate, pressed forward to join the leaders 3-wide rounding first bend, hit the front briefly before taken back to settle outside race leader, remained similar into home straight but soon weakened. |
8 | 8 | MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) | K H Chan | V | Slightly slow out, settled in rear on the rail dropping to last 500 metres out, saved ground turning for home, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure. |
9 | 4 | WORLD FAMOUS (C288) | K C Leung | B/XB | Up with the pace on the rail early stages, pulled forward to lead by half a length turning into back straight, lost advantage 700 metres out and steadied at the 550 metres, gradually weakened under pressure after straightening. |
10 | 1 | ALPHA HEDGE (B102) | A Hamelin | CP | Began well, settled just off the pace on the rail, carried back from 1L 3rd over 700 metres out to 2.5L 7th on home bend, kept on before fading inside final 100 metres. |
11 | 7 | CASIMIRO (C149) | M Chadwick | -- | With leaders early, shifted to one-out-one-back position coming onto first bend, became 2L 4th into back straight and 6th 550 metres out, came under pressure rounding home bend, dropped out tamely inside final 150 metres. |
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 |