





Race 1 (747)
TAI WO PING HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | SMILING EMPEROR (J371) | H Bentley | V/XB | Average to begin, raced in midfield on the outside, 3 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly, led close home. |
2 | 5 | WINDICATOR FAMILY (H419) | A Atzeni | V | Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 400M, 4 lengths back turning in, showed very good response in straight, took the lead 50M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner close home. |
3 | 12 | BEAU GOSSE (G389) | K Teetan | H/CP2/TT | Began well, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
4 | 9 | FOREMOST TEDDY (J058) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Away well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, finished off well to make frame, always just held. |
5 | 11 | HARRY'S HERO (H332) | A Badel | -- | Taken back to race at rear on the inside, 7 lengths or so back, last turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
6 | 3 | SHINKANSEN (H277) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 8 | FAIRY HORSE (J144) | H Bowman | SB/TT | Jumped well, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened thereafter. |
8 | 1 | PHANTOM CYCLONE (J271) | C L Chau | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back, 3 wide from 450M, finished off evenly. |
9 | 10 | TRADITION (J111) | J Orman | B-/CP1 | Crowded start, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, moved closer after passing 600M, 5 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
10 | 7 | PODIUM (H173) | Z Purton | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened and eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 6 | DECRELOT (J551) | L Ferraris | CP2/TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 2 | ALL EYES ON ME (J453) | M L Yeung | B2 | Began only fairly from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 to 6 lengths back, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened 150M, eased final 100M. |
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 |