Race 8 (271)
ROSELLE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | G-ONE LOVER (T427) | Z Purton | B/TT | Shaken up early stages, sat 3-wide just behind leaders but no cover to straight, quickened to lead 150M, all out towards the finish and just held on from the fast finishing 2nd. |
2 | 10 | SMART BOY (V076) | U Rispoli | CP | Never far off from leaders in midfield, picked up well passing 200M, laid down a strong late challenge, just failed by a whisker. |
3 | 6 | DIAMOND MASTER (S397) | W M Lai | B/XB | Crossed to a 3-wide spot in midfield after jumping from 12, driven out 400M, kept on steadily to the finish but always held by winner. |
4 | 3 | GAMECHANGERS (A162) | B Prebble | -- | Restrained in midfield after the start, 8th at 400M and 4Ls to make up, ran on mildly towards the finish. |
5 | 12 | SAM'S LOVE (A088) | J Moreira | B/TT | Steadied early stages to obtain cover, towards the rear 5Ls back, pulled widest on straightening, worked home well to be nearest at the finish despite shifting out late stages under pressure. |
6 | 1 | CALIFORNIA FORTUNE (A415) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Away well and pressed on to lead along the fence at a steady pace, outgunned final 100M, lost several placing near line. |
7 | 7 | HAIR TRIGGER (A215) | S Clipperton | B/TT2 | Crowded for room on jumping then shifted across behind runners, settled in rear 5Ls off the pace for the first half, made 3-wide bid 600M, boxed on fairly early straight, no extra to challenge 150M. |
8 | 2 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | K C Leung | TT | Quickly away, chased leaders 2-wide, bustled along to hold his position 550M, ran home one paced. |
9 | 11 | ENERGETIC CLASS (T082) | M F Poon | B/TT | Jumped on terms, held back to sit near the rear 5Ls off the pace, stuck to inside throughout, ran on only fairly over final 300M and at no stage a serious threat. |
10 | 5 | POWER MAN (B053) | C Y Ho | -- | Crowded for room on jumping, shuffled back to last 700M, 7Ls to make up at 400M, passed a couple late but never a threat to leaders. |
11 | 8 | BURST AWAY (A001) | D Whyte | -- | Did some early work from draw 9, went forward to press leader on the outside, faded mid-straight, eased towards the line. (Lame next day.) |
12 | 4 | LAMAROSA (V093) | O Doleuze | B | Began well from inside draw, tracked leaders in a steadily run race, found nothing when asked on straightening, first to be beaten, eased when no chance final 200M. |
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 |