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Race 2 (418)

FANLING HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   2200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 WONDER YEARS (G001) K Teetan B/XB/TT Had no early speed & raced a clear last after start. Moved 4 wide & under hard riding when circling the field down back straight, moved to third 500m, continued to finish off one paced to lead at 150m & continue on to win.
2 10 CABLE SPEED (D459) M L Yeung TT Pushed forward to lead. Joined & passed by winner nearing 150m, battle don well to hold second on line.
3 4 LOYAL AMBITION (E489) H Bowman V/TT Raced 1,1 early, then 2,1 from the 1300m. Moved into three wide line with cover near 850m, finished off steadily down the outside to move to third in final 150m.
4 2 OWNERS' STAR (B427) V Borges B Steadied & taken back towards the rear throughout. Shifted back inwards after cornering before making late headway nearer the inside to move to forth when passing a few tiring rivals late.
5 8 FORTUNE TRIPLE (D274) M Chadwick -- Raced midfield along the rail in early & middle stages. Moved off rail near 700m, was momentarily held up on straightening before finishing off only steadily to be well beaten into midfield.
6 9 WAH MAY LUCK (E086) H Bentley B/TT Had a nice run on the leaders back early before continuing along the rail in midfield down the back straight & around the bend. Was only 2.5L behind at the 400m but weakened out in straight.
7 3 JUBILATION (G029) Z Purton V Raced three wide without cover early before improving to race outside the leader from passing the winning post first time. Continued second, only about a length behind on straightening but weakened out to be beaten about 6L.
8 5 SKY GEM (C251) C Y Ho -- Raced worse than midfield away from the rail early before moving three wide without cover & commencing to improve from the 1100m. Got to third place near 900m, began to struggle near the 450m & gave ground in the straight.
9 12 SIMPLE DOCTRINE (E180) C Wong XB Raced in midfield away from the rail before being relegated to 4th last near the 800m. Was under pressure approaching the 400m mark when about 5L behind before cornering widest but then giving further ground in straight.
10 11 FORTUNE PATROL (A245) H T Mo B/H/XB Had no early speed but was ridden along & improve to race worse than midfield along the rail, virtually shared last place from 800m, stayed near rail on straightening but did nothing in final 300m.
11 6 BARON ZEE (G077) L Ferraris B/TT Raced outside leader early before racing 1,1 from the 1300m. Came under heavy pressure near 400m mark when only 2L from the lead but stopped badly in the straight & weakened to long second last.
12 7 JOLLY FOREVER (D331) K C Leung XB/B2/TT Raced towards the rear throughout & virtually shared last place when racing three wide with cover from 800m. Was under hard ridding when last before the 400m mark, swung wide on straightening but weakened badly to 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