Race 8 (092)
HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) | K C Leung | TT | Driven forward, wide no cover for most of the trip, opened up 2L lead early straight, continued on well final 200M holding off rivals comfortably. |
2 | 2 | GUNNISON (A377) | H N Wong | -- | Began well, drifted back to race in midfield, ran on steadily from top of straight but was readily held by winner over final 150M. |
3 | 8 | MULTIMILLION (C022) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Prominent chasing leader, fought on well final 300M for 3rd but not able to challenge winner. |
4 | 3 | HIGHLAND FORTUNE (C292) | Z Purton | -- | Away with them, settled just ahead of midfield, swung wide home, stayed on steadily to only just miss a minor placing. |
5 | 4 | LARSON (D199) | C Schofield | CP | Led early stages, tracked leader from the turn, kept on to hold 2nd until 100M, lost several places close home. |
6 | 1 | HONG KONG WIN (C333) | A Hamelin | B | Restrained on jumping from draw 9, settled towards the rear, awkwardly placed behind a rival home turn, closed off well over final 300M. |
7 | 7 | GOLDEN DASH (B190) | M F Poon | B/TT | Unable to slot in from draw 12, caught very wide throughout the race, made minor progress down the outside on straightening. |
8 | 6 | GENTLE BREEZE (B343) | K H Chan | B | Began fairly, caught 4-wide towards the rear, made the home turn awkwardly, gave limited response turning in, not reached leaders. |
9 | 10 | ALLIED AGILITY (C314) | A Badel | H/TT | Jumped on terms on draw 1, chased leaders, kept on same pace in straight, no extra final stages. (Blood in trachea.) |
10 | 12 | SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) | V Borges | B/H | Shifted across behind runners, raced in last 7-8Ls off the pace, responded only fairly on straightening, never a threat. |
11 | 5 | BEAUTY AMIGO (C124) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped fairly, raced near the rear along the fence, didn't respond when driven 400M, never reached contention. |
12 | 11 | MR LUMIERES (B179) | H T Mo | -- | Chased leaders early stages, shuffled back to midfield nearing home turn, couldn't go on in the straight. |
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 |