Race 9 (158)
TAI PING SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | STAR BRITE (G104) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, a bit closer on turn, finished off strongly to score by a nose. |
2 | 7 | XPONENTIAL (D049) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Clean jump, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length behind the leader, travelled comfortably to turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a nose. |
3 | 11 | SMOKEY BEAR (E126) | M L Yeung | H-/XB/B1/TT | Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed approaching 50M, weakened gradually thereafter, finished 3rd. |
4 | 5 | HERE COMES TED (C457) | M F Poon | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide behind midfield, moved closer on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. |
5 | 12 | GLOBAL HARMONY (G337) | L Hewitson | CP | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made some progress in straight. |
6 | 9 | SOLAR WINDS (G154) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Crowded on jumping, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
7 | 1 | COPARTNER AMBITION (E218) | Y L Chung | CP/TT | Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover in midfield, moved a bit closer on turn, finished off evenly. |
8 | 6 | SKY FOREVER (E414) | H W Lai | B/TT | Began fairly, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. |
9 | 8 | GLUCK RACER (E157) | Z Purton | XB1/V2/TT | Began very awkwardly and unbalanced, raced towards rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
10 | 3 | DROPS OF GOD (E260) | A Badel | B | Began smartly from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, 2-1/2L back, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 50M. |
11 | 2 | FIVE ELEMENTS (E423) | M Chadwick | B | Shifted out at start and made contact, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 10 | YEABOI (G372) | R Maia | -- | 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 |