Race 9 (425)
TSUEN WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) | H Bowman | V/TT | Jumped well from gate 10, raced in 5th, 2 wide, easy run to turn, not enough room early in straight, angled out and made contact 250M, cleared 200M, hit the front 150M, kept on very well to the line, easily scored. |
2 | 1 | GALLANT WAKING (G165) | Z Purton | XB | Began awkwardly, raced 2 wide towards rear, 7 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
3 | 12 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 2 wide behind midfield, a bit closer on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
4 | 8 | JUMBO LEGEND (G266) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, hit the front 200M, peaked and headed 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
5 | 6 | HAPPY DAILY (E294) | K C Leung | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back turning in, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
6 | 2 | ZONE D (D415) | L Currie | H/P/TT | Jumped awkwardly, raced towards rear on the inside, 7 lengths back turning in, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 75M. |
7 | 3 | COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) | H N Wong | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide towards rear, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. |
8 | 10 | MASTER TORNADO (G410) | M Chadwick | XB/TT | Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, made contact near 250M, ran on evenly to the line. |
9 | 11 | BEAUTY TURN (H074) | H Bentley | -- | Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the early lead, headed 1150M, raced in 2nd in the middle stages, 1-1/2L back on turn, peaked on run 200M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 9 | GIFT OF LIFELINE (C172) | C L Chau | B | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, no clear run final 150M. |
11 | 7 | LOYAL BABY (E130) | M F Poon | TT | Away well, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead 1150M, led by 1-1/2L turning in, peaked and headed 200M, |
12 | 5 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (H066) | Y L Chung | CP1/TT | Began well from the widest draw, trapped wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, peaked and inconvenienced early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
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 |