Race 4 (134)
FOSHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | LUCKY DIAMOND (D446) | K Teetan | B | Pushed forward to lead, held narrow lead all the way down straight & held head advantage on line. |
2 | 6 | RED IMPACT (E262) | C Y Ho | -- | Raced just worse than midfield between runners. Shifted wider on straightening, raced tight between runners passing 250m mark before closing strongly in final 150m to fall a head short. |
3 | 2 | MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) | Z Purton | V-/B2 | Had no early speed but ridden along after start to race in midfield on rail. Shuffled slightly further back mid-race, stayed close to the rail on straightening before finishing well to third, beaten only 1.5L. |
4 | 8 | RED ELYSEES (A005) | A Badel | -- | Raced near the rear after the start before making mid-race-move near the 1000m & improving to race 3 wide no cover outside the leaders from the 850m. Continued to be close to lead until peaking last 100m, under 2L behind. |
5 | 4 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | A Hamelin | B | Steadied after start & shifted behind runners to race near the tail. Continued near tail in middle stages, shifted to be wider in straight, closed off ok to be beaten about 2L in midfield. |
6 | 11 | OWNERS' STAR (B427) | V Borges | CP-/B2 | Checked near the 1400m before racing in midfield when 2 wide. Shifted to be 3 wide with cover from the 900m. Shifted 4 wide on cornering, raced tight at 250m before finishing off only moderately in final furlong. |
7 | 7 | KUNGFUMASTER PANDA (C153) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced worse than midfield on rail before relegated to the tail near half-way. Shared last place entering last section, held up 300m to 100m before making some late headway in concluding stages. |
8 | 12 | TAILOR MADE (C522) | M F Poon | TT | Had nice run on leaders back throughout. Shifted over heels after straightening, offered little in straight & weakened to be beaten just under 4L. (Blood in trachea & distressed post-race). |
9 | 10 | BLAZING BEAT (D342) | H T Mo | CP-/XB- | Pushed forward and raced outside the leader. Emptied out soon after straightening & weakened in final furlong to be about 6L behind. |
10 | 1 | METHANE (C469) | L Ferraris | B | Shifted across pass the 1400m & obtaining good position 1,1 throughout. Hard ridden prior to straightening before weakening poorly in final furlong. (See report). |
11 | 5 | WINNING VOLATILITY (D499) | K C Leung | PC | Midfield early, relegated to second last near 1100m before moving into 3 wide line & improving to midfield with cover from the 800m. Moved 5 wide at 450m, very wide on straightening, weakened last furlong. (See report). |
12 | 3 | FLYING MIGHTY (D423) | C L Chau | CP2/TT | Steadied & raced last early before commencing mid-race-move from the 1000m mark before racing 4 wide no cover in midfield from the 800m. Began yielding ground from the 450m mark & was last, nearly 10L behind. |
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 |