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Race 5 (285)
TAI LONG TSUI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Began awkwardly and bumped, raced at rear on the outside, 5-1/2L back, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to score by a narrow margin. |
2 | 3 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | Z Purton | CP/TT | Moderately away from a tricky draw, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, there to turn, hit the front 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner on line. |
3 | 9 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | M F Poon | BO/XB | Jumped with them, positioned on rail slightly behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, saved ground throughout, closed off well to take a place without threatening the first two. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 5 | SUNNY DELIGHT (E339) | H Bowman | B/TT | Shifted in at start, raced 2 wide towards rear early, sent forward after entering the back straight, took the lead 750M, led by 1-1/2L on turn, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
5 | 11 | WINWIN THIRTYTHREE (C110) | R Maia | V | Out in line, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, a bit closer on turn, taken wide 350M, made some progress in straight. |
6 | 12 | FORTUNE PRESIDENT (G054) | H T Mo | B- | Slightly inconvenienced shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, 7 lengths back on turn, made some progress in straight. |
7 | 1 | STARFIRE GEMS (G453) | C Y Ho | XB-/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 1200M, positioned 4th in the middle stages, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
8 | 2 | BILLIONAIRE SECRET (G303) | K C Leung | H/PC/XB2/TT- | Began well, raced in midfield on the outside, dropped towards rear on turn, one-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 4 | EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195) | S De Sousa | B-/TT1 | Began well from gate 1, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, 2 wide from 650M, 3 wide on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
10 | 6 | BELL OF HAPPINESS (G178) | L Currie | H/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
11 | 7 | SMILING MOON (G281) | M L Yeung | CP | Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 1200M, headed 750M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 150M. |
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 |