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Race 2 (329)

GREAT GEORGE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 FORTUNE WHISKEY (J153) M F Poon B/TT Tracked pace. Gave chase to leader from top of home straight and went past final 50m.
2 4 GOLDEN RISE (H242) Z Purton B1 Soon prominent and led outright by halfway. Over two lengths clear 200m out but chased down by winner and passed final 50m. Finished clear of rest.
3 6 EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) A Badel H-/CP/XB Made headway from rear off bend and stayed on to get up for third late on. No danger to front two.
4 2 STREET CONQUEROR (H341) L Ferraris TT Raced in touch with leaders. Lacked pace to challenge but stayed on steadily.
5 1 SATIRICAL FAN (J214) E C W Wong CP/TT Unable to quicken off bend after racing close up and no extra final 100m.
6 7 NIGHT PUROSANGUE (J510) K C Leung -- One paced from mid-field and never on terms with leaders.
7 3 PRIME MORTAR (G328) B Avdulla V/TT Pressed leader off bend after racing prominently but soon no extra and faded.
8 10 SPICY KNUCKLES (H463) M Chadwick H/CP1/TT Never better than mid-field. Under pressure from 300m out and little impression.
9 9 SHINE BRIGHT (H385) B Thompson B Pushed along towards rear of mid-field from 400m out and never a factor.
10 5 HAPPY DAY (G119) C Y Ho CP1/TT Raced in last place after awkward start and never out of rear.
11 8 LOADED WITH FLUKE (K069) A Pouchin CP Always in rear after sluggish start.
12 11 AFFIRM (H306) A Atzeni V/TT Soon prominent from wide draw but struggling to hold position 400m out and dropped away quickly. Found to be displaying an irregular heart rhythm.
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