Race 5 (107)
SPEEDY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | SPICY GOLD (H440) | A Badel | H/TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 4 | STORMING DRAGON (J237) | Z Purton | B/TT | Shifted out at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, found rail 450M, kept to inside after straightening and finished off well to take 2nd. (See Racing Incidents.) |
3 | 8 | BEAUTY DESTINY (H281) | A Atzeni | H/P/TT | Jumped with them, raced 3 wide better than midfield early, found rail approaching 800M, angled out 350M, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, closed off well to take a place. |
4 | 9 | NEW POWER (H325) | C Y Ho | H | Bumped start, raced prominently on the inside, allowed rival to cross 900M, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 6 | DRAGON AIR FORCE (J279) | K Teetan | TT2 | Away well, raced slightly better than midfield on outer, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
6 | 2 | PERFECT GENERAL (J417) | H Bowman | TT | Took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2 wide, angled out 400M, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 5 | TOP SCORER (J120) | B Avdulla | -- | Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, peaked early in straight, headed approaching 150M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 10 | LUCKY MAN (J315) | L Hewitson | SR-/CP1 | Taken back from gate 10, raced towards rear, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, finished off evenly. |
9 | 12 | STERLING WONGCHOY (H273) | M Chadwick | SR/XB | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, 8 lengths back turning in, made no impression in the run home. |
10 | 7 | MY DAY MY WAY (J519) | H Bentley | CP | Taken back from gate 11, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no impression in straight. (Lame left front leg next day.) |
11 | 1 | GREENWICH (H328) | M F Poon | TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, 1/2L back turning in, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened quickly and eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 11 | SUPREME WINNER (J255) | Y L Chung | B- | Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, peaked on turn, weakened final furlong. |
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 |