Race 7 (785)
LAI CHI CHONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | A Domeyer | TT | Niggled along wide in midfield, taken slightly back for cover at the 900 metres, remained in similar position into straight, responded well to just get up on line. |
2 | 6 | BUOYANT BOY (A317) | Z Purton | TT | Settled in midfield on the rail, switched out to challenge entering home straight, hit the front 100 metres out only to be caught close to home. |
3 | 4 | MAGIC LEGEND (A170) | G van Niekerk | CP | Very wide in midfield early stages, taken back to the rear after the 1000-metre bend, commenced move entering home straight, finished strongly down the centre of the track to fail narrowly. |
4 | 1 | JOYFUL UNION (C232) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled in last few, saved ground turning in, ran on well inside final 200 metres to be nearest at finish. |
5 | 12 | SHINING ACE (C229) | J Moreira | B | Ridden from a moderate start before settling 3-wide in 4th over 2L back, commenced move rounding home bend, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
6 | 3 | HARRIER JET (T372) | N Callan | V/TT | Travelled wide without cover in midfield from the 700 metres, produced some late impression down the centre of the track inside final 200 metres. |
7 | 10 | GALLANT RETURN (A308) | M F Poon | -- | Broke well, settled handily in 3rd, ran home one-paced. |
8 | 11 | JUMBO PRIZE (C283) | U Rispoli | -- | Shared pace 2-wide most of the way, gained slender lead rounding home bend and held the same into straight, unable to sustain effort and swamped under pressure inside final 100 metres. |
9 | 7 | SHINING GEM (C058) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped fairly, closer up before steadied and lost position about 900 metres out, gave ground under pressure rounding home bend. |
10 | 8 | STAR LUCK (C257) | K H Chan | -- | Ridden forward to share the lead, hung on for close 2nd on the rail rounding home bend, weakened under pressure after straightening. |
11 | 2 | CALIFORNIA ARGENT (C042) | K Teetan | H/TT | Crowded and lost position early settling in 9th on the rail behind midfield, made no impression in the run to the line. |
12 | 9 | POWERMAX (A009) | H T Mo | B | Began from a wide gate, soon dropped to last few despite reminders, never seen with a chance. |
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 |