Race 8 (462)
PAK TIN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Caught 3-wide early before improving to race one-out-one-back, pressed leader 400M, led 250M, continued on well late to hold off pursuing rivals. |
2 | 6 | HAPPY DAILY (E294) | M L Yeung | TT | Chased leaders on inside, responded well turning in, challenged winner over final 150M but always held. |
2 | 8 | EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) | M Chadwick | E/TT | Tracked leaders in a steadily run race, had every chance from 350M, fought hard and got up for dead heat 2nd last stride. |
4 | 4 | ZONE D (D415) | A Hamelin | H/P/TT | From outside draw shifted across behind runners, settled behind midfield along the inside, had difficulty obtaining clear running 150M, did best work late to claim 4th, nearest finish. |
5 | 1 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Soon led from draw 1, took them along at even tempo, pressed by rival 400M, fought on well under top weight before grudgingly gave way final 100M. |
6 | 9 | LESLIE (E471) | K C Leung | B | Held up along the fence in midfield, put in a mild bid turning home, always held by leaders in the run to the line. |
7 | 10 | MAJESTIC VICTORY (E441) | Y L Chung | TT | In mid-division, caught 3-wide no cover during the race, kept on same speed from top of straight, no impression on leaders final 200M. |
8 | 2 | GALLANT WAKING (G165) | S De Sousa | XB | Unhurried, waited with towards the rear in a steadily run race, swung wide for home, stayed on without threatening. |
9 | 7 | CASA COSMO (G436) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Held up behind midfield, found less than expected when driven out top of straight, never threatened. (Jockey : raced too keenly with the slow pace and left without a finishing effort.) |
10 | 12 | STORM LEGEND (G139) | H Bentley | -- | Settled at the rear, still 7Ls to make up 400M, gave limited response only. (Jockey : instructed to ride conservatively. Difficult to make up ground from 500M due to slow pace) |
11 | 3 | ALL BEAUTY (E355) | C Y Ho | -- | From draw 11 eased to race at the back, settled 7Ls off the pace, wide into straight, failed to run on. |
12 | 5 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Settled in mid-division, left flat-footed turning into straight, soon out of contention, weakened to 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 |