Race 4 (032)
TAI HANG HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) | C Y Ho | CP-/B2/TT | Lost ground at start before improving to race in midfield. Commenced sweeping move passing the 800m to strike lead 700m & put multiple 2L lead on rivals. Cornered well clear & maintained margin all the way to line to score. |
2 | 9 | LOYAL AMBITION (E489) | J Moreira | H/B1/TT | Raced on leaders back in early stages before being shuffled a pair further back from 700m. Travelled strongly approaching corner, shifted out on straightening, closed well to second at 175m but couldn't get to winner. |
3 | 10 | SUCCESS ALLSTARS (D065) | V Borges | B | Steadied at start & taken back to race just worse than midfield between horses. Obtained clear running on straightening before closing steadily between rivals passing 200m & stealing well beaten third in final strides. |
4 | 5 | OWNERS' STAR (B427) | M Chadwick | B | Raced in midfield along the rail. Stayed close to the inside on straightening before passing a few when running onto well beaten 4th late. |
5 | 3 | PASSING FASHION (E122) | R Maia | XB/TT | Was trapped three wide with cover when worse than midfield. Continued to cover extra ground around bend, shifted to be second widest on cornering before passing a couple when running onto midfield. |
6 | 1 | REGENCY MASTER (D225) | L Hewitson | B/TT2 | Taken back from outside gate to race at the tail. Continued near the rear throughout before passing a few when finishing off fairly from a long way back. |
7 | 8 | FORTUNE TRIPLE (D274) | K C Leung | -- | Shifted behind runners after start & raced second last away from rail. Moved wider on the track to improve near 550m, forced very wide on cornering before passing a few tiring rivals when running onto 7th. |
8 | 7 | GRAND POWER (E017) | L Currie | B | Pushed forward to race outside the leader early. Passed by the winner at 700m & shared second d place, 2L behind thereafter. Weakened out in last 250m & was no factor. |
9 | 6 | FORTUNE PATROL (A245) | H Bentley | B/H/XB | Had no early speed & was ridden along early to hold position sharing last place along the rail. Did little in the straight & was beaten over 8L. |
10 | 12 | WAH MAY LUCK (E086) | A Badel | B/TT- | Pushed forward to lead early before being headed by the winner at the 700m mark & sharing second place, 2L from the lead thereafter. Peaked on effort early in straight & weakened out quickly last furlong. |
11 | 4 | GO BALLISTIC (C493) | L Ferraris | SR/TT | Trapped racing wide without cover in midfield in early & middle stages. Got cover momentarily passing 800m before again left without cover near 650 before coming under pressure. Was beaten on straightening & weakened badly. |
12 | 11 | SMART COUSIN (D249) | A Hamelin | -- | Raced prominent early, checked passing WP first time before racing 1,1 leaving the straight. Shuffled a pair further back passing 700m, hard ridden from 600m before weakening badly in straight to be a long last (see report). |
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 |