





Race 2 (093)
SWIFTY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | DIAMOND SOARS (G201) | M F Poon | TT | Showed customary early speed to lead, kept responding to pressure from 300M, gamely held off the challenge from 2nd and 3rd towards the finish. |
2 | 5 | HAPPY UNITED (H208) | H Bowman | P/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover from draw 12, stayed close enough with leaders, hung and proved difficult to ride out in the straight, battled on under pressure to hold 2nd. |
3 | 2 | AMAZING ACE (H359) | Y L Chung | B-/TT1 | Began well from draw 1 tracking leader (eventual winner), fought hard from 300M, crowded for room 50M, just missed 2nd spot. |
4 | 1 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | A Atzeni | -- | Slow to begin, raced towards the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, stayed on well to go 4th close home, nearest finish. |
5 | 11 | TELECOM SPIRIT (G310) | L Hewitson | B | Dropped back after the start, reserved near the rear, held up for clear running making the home turn, made moderate gains final 250M. |
6 | 4 | SAVVY DELIGHT (E386) | B Avdulla | P/TT | Chased leaders, kept on same pace on straightening, no longer a threat from 200M. |
7 | 3 | GORGEOUS VITALITY (G051) | Z Purton | CP | Crowded after the start, caught 4-wide no cover in mid-division, ran on only fairly early straight, no threat to leaders when steadied 50M. (Blood in trachea.) |
8 | 6 | NISHIKADO (H172) | K C Leung | B | Travelled 3-wide in midfield, gave limited response passing 300M, never a threat. |
9 | 10 | DIAMOND FLARE (H224) | A Hamelin | B- | Began awkwardly, obtained a midfield spot, came under pressure home turn, never going the pace to challenge. |
10 | 8 | BOOMBAYAH (H307) | C L Chau | H | Jumped fairly, raced behind midfield, failed to pick up pace turning home, soon beaten. |
11 | 9 | ACE TALENT (H046) | L Currie | H/PC/TT | Sent forward, raced outside leader, no extra 250M, weakened away. |
12 | 7 | GOLDEN CHAMPION (H348) | L Ferraris | B1/TT1 | Held up towards the rear, raced keenly 800M, wide on the turn, lost touch with rivals from top of straight. |
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 |