Race 4 (764)
GAGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | M F Poon | B/TT | Nice run 1,1 throughout. Eased three wide just before straightening, moved to the lead at 150m & had enough in hand to win by half-length. |
2 | 3 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | H Bentley | -- | Had a soft run in midfield along the rail throughout. Moved off the rail on cornering, shifted outwards further at 250m before closing well to move to second inside the final 25m. |
3 | 4 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | R Maia | B/XB | Raced in midfield away from the rail for the majority. Shifted out into clear running on straightening before closing well down the outside to be beaten under 1L into third. |
4 | 1 | HAPPY SHARING (G169) | M Chadwick | TT | Pushed forward to lead. Joined & headed by winner nearing 150m, caught for a minor placing in late stages, only beaten a length on line. (Lame next day). |
5 | 2 | PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) | K C Leung | B | Raced on the leaders back throughout. Stayed close to the rail on straightening, held 2L deficit all the way to the line. |
6 | 8 | HERCULES (C476) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Got back after the start & raced third last away from rail. Continued with only two rivals behind on cornering before making late ground between runners to be beaten just over 2L. |
7 | 10 | WHAT A LEGEND (C004) | A Hamelin | B | Steadied after the start & taken back to share last place. Shifted wider on the track passing the 400m when over 5L behind before making late ground down the outside to halve that margin when running onto midfield. |
8 | 7 | SHADOW RUNNER (D463) | C Y Ho | TT | Steadied at start but was left racing wide & without cover when worse than midfield. Improved to midfield after the 600m, was very wide on cornering when about 3L from the lead before finishing off only one paced to line. |
9 | 6 | EVER FORCE (D453) | K Teetan | B | Pushed forward & raced outside the leader. Continued in second place on straightening when about a length behind before emptying out near the 250m mark & weakening thereafter. |
10 | 11 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | C L Chau | P- | Steadied & momentarily awkwardly placed in first 100m before racing just worse than midfield along the rail. Stayed along the rail on straightening but failed to improve & was beaten just over 4L when third last. |
11 | 9 | PERFECT PEACH (E488) | A Badel | B/H/TT | Began awkwardly, shared last place before becoming reluctant near 600m, shifting outwards & severely checked, losing significant ground. Was over 7L last at the 400m & couldn't recover after the incident. |
12 | 5 | DREAM BOSS (G260) | B Shinn | TT | Ridden forward from gate 11 but was caught wide before improving position approaching the 800m to be three deep outside leaders. Began losing ground from the 500m & weakened to distant last. Rider concerned with action. |
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 |