Race 1 (626)
FRANCE GALOP OWNERS DEPARTMENT HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | RISING POWER (N294) | Z Purton | XB | Settled at the back from a wide draw waited with, widest runner turning in, finished off race well to snatch victory in the shadow of the post. |
2 | 2 | LIGHTNING AND GOLD (P354) | J Moreira | TT | Jumped fairly, tightened and lost position on rails passing the winning post the first time, soon settled in 5th just over 2L off on rails, ran on dourly from a similar position into straight only to be pipped at post. |
3 | 11 | ORIENTAL FANTASIA (P269) | Y T Cheng | H/SR/TT | Broke well from the middle gate to soon take up running attempting to make all in a steady pace, held just over 1L advantage turning for home but unable to sustain effort and worn down close to home. |
4 | 9 | FORTUNE BRAVO (N054) | A Suborics | B | Ridden along from the one draw before settling one-back on rails, soon came to challenge from a similar position into straight but unable to quicken to threaten. |
5 | 1 | LET'S GOAL (M061) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Settled in rear on rails, remained similar to straight, made steady headway along rails until running too close to heels late, nearest at finish. |
6 | 10 | YEUNG SING (P001) | C Y Ho | B/H/TT | Settled in last few 2-wide, commenced move from the Rock rounding the bend 3-wide, tight between runners over 200 metres out, kept on steadily under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
7 | 7 | ELECTRONIC GOSPEL (S026) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped fairly from the widest gate, travelled 3-wide towards the rear without cover before improving to midfield down back straight, in similar wide position turning for home, one-paced. |
8 | 8 | KHARU (CK411) | K C Leung | B | Ridden positively from a wide gate travelling wide, raced awkwardly over 1200m out before settling one-off the rails towards the rear in back straight, amongst last few turning for home, produced moderate late impression closing stages. |
9 | 4 | HOLY MAC (N189) | N Rawiller | B-/SR1 | Close up before tightened passing winning post the first time, settled in midfield or slightly worse far side, came under pressure approaching home straight but was a difficult ride running home one-paced. |
10 | 6 | VERY WELL (M161) | D Whyte | B/XB | Travelled keenly in 4th, remained in similar position far side, commenced move rounding home bend, soon weakened in straight. |
11 | 12 | BLACK STAR (S140) | M L Yeung | PC | Close up early, tightened before settling in 6th in midfield, one-paced when jostled passing the 300 metres, dropped out. |
12 | 3 | AMAZING GIFT (S090) | N Callan | H/P | Jumped well from a wide draw, niggled along to search for front positions before settling in 1L second outside 3rd, yielded ground from the 400 metres. (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 |