Race 5 (416)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | DAILY BEAUTY (D070) | J Moreira | TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, moved closer along the rail on turn, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 2 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | Z Purton | -- | Well enough away, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably on turn, kept on well in straight but not able to hold off the winner final 50M. |
3 | 10 | HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) | C Y Ho | H1 | Fast into stride, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
4 | 11 | SMILING FACE (D192) | A Badel | B/XB | Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
5 | 4 | STREET SCREAM (D234) | C Schofield | -- | Began well, positioned on rail better than midfield, angled out after passing 500M, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
6 | 1 | SPRINT FORWARD (C353) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off evenly. |
7 | 6 | ZACIAN (E078) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, carried wider after passing 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
8 | 3 | CHIKORITA (D230) | N Callan | XB | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on rail, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
9 | 12 | SPLENDID TIMING (C161) | V Borges | B- | Began only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, same margin back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
10 | 8 | SKY CHAMPION (E010) | H N Wong | H- | Average to begin, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 5-1/2L back, there to turn, made no progress in straight. |
11 | 9 | FOCUS (C254) | K C Leung | -- | Out with rest, raced 3 wide, 3 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
12 | 5 | FOREVER (E092) | T Piccone | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail 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 |