GO

Race 9 (444)

O'BRIEN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 BEAUTY CHARGE (G231) M Chadwick H/TT Crowded start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, no clear run early in straight, bumped near 200M, cleared 150M, finished off very strongly to score.
2 11 SUGAR SUGAR (G016) K H Chan B/TT Taken back from gate 8, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, bumped near 200M, cleared approaching 100M, closed off well to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 12 STORMTROUPER (E100) R Maia E/TT Away with them, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 lengths or so back on turn, taken very wide in straight and finished off strongly to take a place.
4 9 COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) M L Yeung B Jumped well, sent forward to take the early lead, headed 900M, allowed rival to cross near 700M, sat right behind the leader on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
5 10 GOLDEN LINK (D222) A Hamelin -- Began well, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, angled out 350M, finished off evenly.
6 8 THE RUNNER (D042) K C Leung V Jumped well, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, very wide into straight, finished off evenly.
7 5 MARK THE MOMENT (H088) K Teetan V/TT Commenced well, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross near 750M, a length or so back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
8 2 ADIOS (G338) M F Poon CP/TT Clean jump, raced prominently but trapped wide early, took the lead 900M, found rail near 700M, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter.
9 7 RED DESERT (C287) S De Sousa B Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back on turn, made no impression in straight.
10 6 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) C Y Ho TT Moderately away from the widest draw, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover, a length or so back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 4 TIGER LEGEND (H222) Z Purton TT1 Began only fairly, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, crowded near 150M, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 1 STAR BRITE (G104) Y L Chung CP/TT Moderately away from gate 11, trapped 4 wide in midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect.
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