Race 6 (223)
EUROPE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SUPER GOAL MASTER (CG220) | C Soumillon | B/TT | Eased at start, settled at rear with cover 2-wide, 9Ls off the leader, benefited by the fast pace, momentarily held up 250 M, closed the race off strongly when clear and scored. |
2 | 6 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | Y T Cheng | XB | Eased at start and got cover at rear, 7-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, favoured by the fast pace, made ground steadily 300 M, led 150 M, overhauled 50 M, beaten by a neck in 2nd. |
3 | 2 | MI REILLY (CJ199) | D Whyte | -- | Slow away, but soon settled in front of midfield, 3Ls off the leader 2-wide, benefited by the fast tempo, held ground in straight for 3rd. |
4 | 11 | FLY HIGH (CH126) | E Saint-Martin | B | Eased to sit in midfield, 4-1/2Ls off the leader, helped by the fast pace, but trapped 3 to 4-wide throughout and lost too much ground, progressed steadily 400 M, run ended 50 M. |
5 | 10 | WIN A DOZEN (CH262) | D Beadman | B/TT | Hard ridden early to occupy the box seat, not suited by the fast pace, held up for running 4-2, just ran on ok when clear. |
6 | 5 | THUNDER DANCING (CG250) | Y Iwata | B | Behind the pace group, 3Ls off the leader, helped by the fast tempo, trapped 3-wide throughout and lost ground, just ran on ok in straight. |
7 | 1 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | K L Chui | B/TT | Hard ridden forward, 1-1/2Ls off the leader, trapped 3 to 4-wide throughout and lost ground, used up too much fuel in the fast early sections, soon flattened 200 M. |
8 | 4 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Hard ridden forward, 1-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, not suited by the fast early sectionals, ran on until 200 M emptied. |
9 | 7 | FINGERS CROSSED (CG037) | O Doleuze | -- | Pushed early to keep up in midfield, 4-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, suited by the fast tempo, however blocked whole straight, never tested. |
10 | 9 | MAMMA MIA (CK053) | B Prebble | -- | Eased back and took rail, 5-1/2Ls off the leader, favoured by the fast pace and the rail-trip, however no progress in final stages. |
11 | 12 | GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) | C K Tong | -- | Pushed early to hold the rail and sat just behind the lead, carried back to midfield and off bridle 900 M, suited by the fast tempo but never a factor onwards. |
12 | 3 | NATIVE KID (CG317) | K T Yeung | XB/B1 | Slow away, being ridden vigorously to take the rail and led by 1-1/2Ls, pressured throughout and harmed by the fast pace, dropped off quickly 350 M. |
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 |