Race 4 (741)
PORT SHELTER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | HAPPY TANGO (D075) | K Teetan | B | Began fast & assumed lead. Held narrow lead soon after straightening, engaged in two horse battle with runner-up all the way to the wire before holding SHD advantage on line. First two clear of third. |
2 | 4 | MANAGEMENT SUPREME (D248) | M F Poon | TT1 | Showed good speed after start to race outside leader. Shared lead soon after cornering, engaged in two horse battle all the way to line but came up a short head behind. First two clear of third. |
3 | 1 | WHAT A LEGEND (C004) | C Schofield | B | Bumped at start before shifting across & getting good position in midfield away from rail. Eased 3 wide approaching corner when 4L from lead before finishing off well in late stages to move to third near 100m. |
4 | 3 | POISED TO STRIKE (D365) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Bumped & unbalanced at start before steadying & shifting across to race just worse than midfield. Entered last section around 6L behind, shifted widest in straight before making some late headway down the outside. |
5 | 8 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | J Moreira | -- | Began awkwardly before failing to muster speed & steadying to race in midfield along rail. Entered last section about 5L behind, moved off the rail on cornering before shifting wider & making up a few lengths late. |
6 | 2 | SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) | Z Purton | -- | Had nice run on leaders back throughout. Shifted wider on cornering when about 2L from the lead before weakening a length or so to midfield in final 100m. |
7 | 5 | BELLA BABY (B365) | A Badel | XB/TT | Steadied after start & raced at the tail. Continued near the tail entering last section when 8L from the lead before passing a few rivals in the straight when running onto midfield in a race not run to suit back-markers. |
8 | 10 | COOLCELEB (C030) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Inconvenienced at start & then failed to muster speed & consequently raced near the rear. Continued rearward entering last section, nearly 7L behind before making up some ground in concluding stages. (Mucus/roared post-race). |
9 | 7 | WIN WIN STAR (E006) | R Maia | -- | Hampered after start before improving position to race 1,1 in middle stages. Ridden along approaching corner before weakening out poorly in final furlong to be beaten over 5L. |
10 | 6 | PACKING KINGDOM (E371) | K C Leung | TT1 | Held position in midfield along the rail throughout. Ridden along passing 500m before coming badly unbalanced & losing ground just prior to cornering. Stayed along inside after incident but played no part thereafter. Excuse. |
11 | 11 | WIN TECH (E152) | M L Yeung | -- | Bumped & unbalanced at start before being steadied at first bend & sharing last place. Was left wide & without cover at the rear from the 800m when 8.5L behind. Cornered last before making no noteworthy headway in straight. |
12 | 12 | MULTIPLE STAR (D305) | C Wong | B1/TT | Bumped at start before being steadied & racing third last away from rail. Moved wider passing the 500m before weakening out in the straight to be long last. |
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 |