Race 5 (219)
THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | J Moreira | -- | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 750M, slightly improved on turn, hit the front 250M, kept on well to hold off the challenger late. |
2 | 3 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out 400M, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck. |
3 | 4 | WHAT A LEGEND (C004) | A Hamelin | B | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back, commenced move approaching 400M, very wide turning in, made very good progress in straight to take a place. |
4 | 10 | THETA HEDGE (E307) | V Borges | H/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, allowed rival to cross 650M, sat right behind the leader on turn, not enough room early in straight, cleared 150M, finished off evenly. |
5 | 8 | WINS ALL (C388) | Z Purton | TT | Began well from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved closer on turn, made contact 450M, showed very good response early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
6 | 5 | E LEGEND (G028) | C L Chau | -- | Began well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, hard ridden after passing 400M, finished off evenly. |
7 | 9 | LORIZ (C036) | M F Poon | B-/CP2 | Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, found rail near 650M, led by a length on turn, peaked and headed 250M, weakened inside final 150M. |
8 | 1 | TRUST ME (C134) | M Chadwick | H/B2 | Out in line, raced better than midfield on the outside, moved closer in the middle stages, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
9 | 7 | KOKUSHI MUSOU (G006) | B Shinn | H1/TT1 | Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, made contact 450M, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
10 | 11 | TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) | L Hewitson | SR/TT | Away well, raced prominently early, travelled keenly near 1000M, dropped towards rear in the middle stages, last turning in, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 6 | HANDSOME BOY (E493) | R Maia | B1 | Began fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
12 | 12 | EVER JOY (E295) | M L Yeung | XB/CP1 | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
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 |