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Race 6 (334)
THE RED ROOM HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | S Dye | -- | Made all, never more than 2Ls clear through to home turn, quickly settled the race shooting 3Ls clear at 200 M, pushed out, easily. |
2 | 6 | FRENCH CONNECTION (CA384) | G Mosse | -- | Steadied 1500 M out, settled about 2Ls off pace in 3rd from 1200 M out through to home straight, ran on fairly well but had no chance of catching the winner. |
3 | 12 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | W M Lai | BO | 3 back on the fence and between 4th and 6th place about 4Ls off the pace through to home straight, kept on stoutly on the run-in. |
4 | 4 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | D Dunn | SR2 | In rear when unbalanced and checked about 1300 M out, in 10th 9Ls off pace on fence at 1200 M, 7Ls down in 11th off final bend, ran on well close home, nearest at finish. |
5 | 11 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | R Fradd | P | 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 7th at 1200 M, caught 3-wide without cover from the 1000 M, advanced 3-wide without cover in 3rd 1L off pace at 500 M, one-paced and faded steadily on run-in. |
6 | 10 | BLACK KNIGHT (CB137) | T Mundry | -- | On fence 6Ls off the speed in 6th at the 1200 M, over-raced 1000 M out, 2-wide and 5Ls off pace in 7th turning for home, kept on only evenly. |
7 | 1 | EARL GREY (CA251) | A Marcus | B/SR | 4Ls off the speed and 2-wide in 5th at 1200 M, hard driven when 500 M out when 4Ls down in 4th and 4-wide (widest of all) into home straight, no impression. |
8 | 9 | RESOURCEFUL PRINCE (CA323) | S K Sit | -- | Never really got involved, 2-wide and 8Ls off the speed in 9th 1200 M out, 6Ls down in 8th place off final bend, got no closer. |
9 | 2 | CLASSA VICTORY (CB174) | D Whyte | -- | Always towards rear, 2-wide and 9Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M, hard ridden at 500 M when 3-wide with cover and about 6Ls off pace in 9th, very one-paced thereafter. |
10 | 7 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | Always prominent until home straight, always 2-wide between 1L and 2Ls off the pace in 2nd until the home straight, very weak thereafter. |
11 | 8 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | D Boeuf | P-/V2 | Slowest away, in rear when unbalanced hitting rail, on fence 11Ls off the speed in 12th at 1200 M, 8Ls down and still last entering straight, no impression. |
12 | 5 | SMART CHIEF (CC042) | K McEvoy | B | On fence 8Ls off the speed in 8th 1200 M out, niggled along 700 M out, bumped at 600 M and checked entering straight when 7Ls down in 11th, dropped out. |
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 |