Race 7 (017)
MIDDLE BAY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | HAPPY AMBASSADOR (CH286) | H W Lai | B | Tracked leader, angled off rails to challenge turning in, soon hit front over 200 M out to win readily. |
2 | 5 | LOCAL POWER (CH296) | C W Wong | -- | Settled in forward of midfield saving ground on rails throughout, shaken up upon straightening, quickened up well from joint 5th into straight to reach 2nd over 100 M out. |
3 | 3 | MELLIFLUOUS (CH212) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Began restrained from the 12 draw, soon crossed to rails in last few, commenced move rounding home bend, widest runner turning in when just off midfield, sustained progress down straight to be nearest at finish. |
4 | 1 | JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) | K C Leung | B/TT | Soon took up running on rails from the 1 draw, made running to 300 M, soon headed and plugged on 3rd. |
5 | 9 | THE WITCH'S BROOM (CH231) | B Doyle | B | Gradually crossed from the 11 draw settling 2-wide in midfield, ran home one-paced under pressure. |
6 | 12 | MIGHTY SUN (CK058) | Y T Cheng | B | Began with others, settled one-out-one-back in 2nd, lost position turning in, kept on same pace under pressure in closing stages. |
7 | 4 | ICHIBAN (CJ050) | B Prebble | B2 | Settled just better than midfield in 4th or 5th, made no impression in straight. |
8 | 6 | BEST POWER (CG006) | T H So | TT | Settled in rear of midfield on rails, switched off rails for a run upon challenging, did not quicken. |
9 | 8 | THE GOODIES (CH097) | M Chadwick | B/H | Settled well behind, produced good impression in straight despite not much room inside final 200 M. |
10 | 7 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Always in last few, very wide turning for home, never seen with a chance. |
11 | 2 | KENOBE (CH222) | M L Yeung | XB | Settled in rear of midfield, blundered but held position about 700 M out, made no show in straight. |
12 | 11 | BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) | C K Tong | V | Raced keenly and wide without cover in better than midfield, 2L 4th down far side, yielded ground noticeably from around home bend. |
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 |