Race 7 (055)
THE COMMUNITY CHEST CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | TELECOM PUMA (C181) | C Schofield | TT | Soon ridden up to vie for early lead, taken back for 2nd spot on the rail 800 metres out, renewed effort after straightening, gained upper hand inside the final 100 metres. |
2 | 3 | MY ALLY (B261) | G van Niekerk | TT | Worked his way across from the widest gate to settle just off the pace in 3rd, raced keenly and lost position 800 metres out, some 2L back in 5th coming onto home bend and 4th into the straight, fought on steadily to miss narrowly. |
3 | 4 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | Z Purton | XB | Jumped fairly in forward of midfield early stages, improved steadily to one back in 3rd about 700 metres out, saved ground on inside turning for home, fought on steadily to hold every chance but unable to sustain effort late. |
4 | 10 | FANTASTIC FABIO (V364) | K H Chan | -- | Broke well from a wide gate to lead, obtained rails run passing the 900 metres, led until finding no extra inside final 100 metres. |
5 | 7 | MEGA HEART (A148) | R Bayliss | XB/TT | Moderate start, settled worse than midfield, ran on well down the centre of the straight to be nearest at finish. |
6 | 9 | HIGH REV (C007) | C Y Ho | B/XB | Niggled along in rear on the rail, commenced move rounding home bend and switched out for a run entering straight, finished off the race strongly down the centre of the track. |
7 | 1 | DIVINE UNICORN (C269) | A Sanna | TT2 | Jumped fairly, soon dropped to rear of midfield, similar into home straight, produced good late impression closing stages. |
8 | 5 | SMART LEADER (B456) | J Moreira | B/TT | Settled 3-wide just better than midfield, made headway at the Rock to be wide in 3rd rounding home bend, lost position entering home straight and never recovered. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
9 | 6 | LIGHTNING STAR (C478) | H W Lai | TT1 | Settled in midfield, slightly closer up rounding home bend, ran home one-paced under pressure. |
10 | 8 | SKYEY SUPREME (C293) | H N Wong | TT | Hampered after a moderate start and dropped to last, trailed the field to home straight, saved ground turning in and kept on past beaten horses. |
11 | 12 | SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) | M F Poon | H | Jumped awkwardly but soon recovered to within 3L of pace in 4th, lost position approaching the Rock dropping to 7th in midfield onto home bend, wide into straight and one-paced. |
12 | 11 | POWERMAX (A009) | K Teetan | B | Settled well back from a wide gate, last and wide turning into straight, one-paced. |
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 |