Race 4 (088)
PINE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) | G Mosse | -- | Broke well, raced handy 3 wide with cover, ridden 450m & shifted wider into stretch, relentless progress to lead close home. |
2 | 4 | BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) | J Moreira | B/TT | Outpaced at break & bustled to sit rail midfield, rolled on a spot 500m, driven 400m & switched out, closed off determinedly, nicked 2nd at wire. |
3 | 8 | WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) | N Callan | -- | Fast break, raced 1 off 1 back, driven 450m, progress & switched to rail in stretch, closing run to nick 3rd in blanket finish. |
4 | 11 | SIR JOHN (P344) | B Prebble | -- | Sharp start & rousted early, rolled 3 wide to lead 1000m, slotted 1 off & restrained 910m to 0.5L 2nd, under pump 450m, grinding pursuit, edged out of frame late. |
5 | 5 | CHIN CHUN (S445) | N Rawiller | TT | Speed to lead, snared rail & headed 1000m, led 910m & set tempo, shaken up final turn & quickened clear, emptied 75m, swamped close home. |
6 | 7 | PEACE ON EARTH (S254) | R Fourie | B/TT | Taken back at start, raced 1 off with cover near rear, niggled 500m, hard-ridden turning in & shifted out, ran on for minor late gains. |
7 | 6 | ROCKET LET WIN (P330) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Broke ok, caught 3 wide no cover handy, niggled 500m, 3rd & driven into stretch, one-paced. |
8 | 1 | BANGALORE (T296) | C Y Ho | H | Dropped back from wide gate, raced 3 wide with cover & rolled on to sit behind midfield at 800m, driven wide into stretch, plugged home same speed. |
9 | 2 | GRAN BOLIVAR (S165) | H N Wong | B2 | Started ok but outpaced & bustled early, settled midfield 1 off with cover, outpaced & driven 300m, plodded on tamely. |
10 | 10 | JIMSON THE FAMOUS (T253) | K C Ng | TT | Tardy start, recovered to race 1 back on rail, niggled 500m, weakening when driven final turn, tapered out. |
11 | 12 | LE PEGASE (T280) | K Teetan | H | Taken back from widest gate, soon detached at tail, under pressure to pass fading rival at 350m, plodded home weakly. |
12 | 3 | SILVER BAUHINIA (T044) | Y T Cheng | H | Slow start & busted initially to rail behind midfield, over-raced 1080m, soon niggled along 3rd last, under pump 650m, gave ground & last at 350m, faded 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 |