Race 9 (382)
DES VOEUX HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | SAVAQUIN (D479) | J Moreira | -- | Taken back from gate 11, positioned 2 wide, 5 lengths back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, made very good progress in the run home to score. |
2 | 4 | ROYAL BOMB (E143) | C Soumillon | -- | Commenced well, positioned right behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, hard ridden 300M, showed very good response, hit the front near 100M, kept on strongly but still unable to hold off the winner on line. |
3 | 5 | HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) | Z Purton | H/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, 6 lengths back, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly to take a place. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 1 | CINQUANTE CINQ (B404) | C L Chau | -- | Jumped well, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, sent forward after passing 900M, shared lead on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
5 | 10 | KING'S CAPITAL (E077) | C Schofield | XB | Inconvenienced at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, 4 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off well without threatening. |
6 | 3 | WORLD FAMOUS (C288) | K C Leung | B/XB | Slightly slow out, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, checked off heels near 1000M, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
7 | 6 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | M F Poon | B/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, showed some response early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
8 | 2 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | N Callan | B | Began only fairly and inconvenienced, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
9 | 12 | FARSHAD (B238) | C Y Ho | CP | Shifted out at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross near 600M, a length back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
10 | 7 | SURREALISM (C285) | A Hamelin | B | Moderately away, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, shared the lead with rival on turn, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 9 | KASI FARASI (B385) | C Wong | -- | Shifted out at start, taken back to race at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
12 | 11 | CABLE SPEED (D459) | H T Mo | -- | Raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
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 |