Race 8 (267)
TAI KOK TSUI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 3 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | J Moreira | H/TT | Jumped well and restrained in midfield along the 2-path, made his move 500M, responded well to lead 250M out, kicked clear for commanding win. |
2 | 12 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | K Teetan | B | Taken across behind runners after the jump, settled down 2nd last in a strongly run race, 5Ls to make up 400M, closed off fastest and got up for 2nd near line without reaching easy winner. |
3 | 6 | VICTORY MARVEL (T426) | O Doleuze | -- | Never far off, chased leaders in 4th, couldn't match winner's acceleration in straight, moved to 2nd 100M briefly, beaten to 3rd near line. |
4 | 5 | SUNNY WIN (V254) | T H So | B/TT | Fractious in stalls and slowly away, reserved near the rear 7Ls off the strong pace, made sound progress final 300M without troubling winner, just missed 3rd. |
5 | 4 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | N Callan | TT | Held up behind midfield but caught 3-wide for much of the way, moved closer 600M, tried hard and loomed a place chance mid-straight, flattened late stages. |
6 | 8 | THE SYLPH (T055) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in 9th behind a strong early pace, ran on moderately from a midfield position inside 300M, never seriously threatened. |
7 | 2 | CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) | K K Chiong | H | Sent forward from draw 11, pressed by rival 1200M and proved difficult to settle in the lead, set fast pace to home turn but had little left passing 200M. |
8 | 10 | THE SHOW (T256) | K C Ng | -- | Tracked leaders in a strongly run race, couldn't go on passing 200M, faded towards finish. |
9 | 9 | JE PENSE (V354) | O Murphy | B/TT | Dropped back to last, over 8Ls off the strong pace, made no real progress passing 300M. |
10 | 1 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | B Prebble | -- | Guided to the fence after the start, settled down 5-6Ls in a position behind midfield, inconvenienced by beaten rival 400M, never near to challenge. |
11 | 7 | AEROSPEED (T351) | K C Leung | -- | Held up midfield on inside, eased down passing 300M. (Jockey : horse's action didn't feel comfortable / Lame right front.) |
12 | 11 | TRUMP (P106) | H W Lai | -- | Caught wide early stages, raced up to leader 1200M and vied for lead setting fast pace, proved difficult to settle, gave ground rapidly home turn, eased. (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 |