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Race 8 (073)
WONG CHUK HANG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | Z Purton | H/TT | Settled well in midfield along the 2-path, brought wide to challenge 450M, closed off willingly to lead near 150M, well in control final stages. |
2 | 5 | SILVER SONIC (H171) | H Bentley | XB | Settled in 4th, well placed to strike turning for home, moved up to challenge for lead 250M but not pace of winner final stages. |
3 | 11 | INTREPID WINNER (G144) | K De Melo | B | Obtained a midfield spot on inside, 6Ls off the good pace in middle stages, came home well to claim 3rd near line. |
4 | 3 | BRILLIANT WAY (G215) | C L Chau | SR/TT | Chased leader in a fast run race, led briefly early straight, outran by first 3 final 200M. |
5 | 12 | ROYAL PRIDE (E351) | A Badel | TT | Held up in midfield 6Ls off the good pace, driven along 450M, made mild progress without posing serious threat to leaders. |
6 | 2 | MALDIVES (D329) | B Avdulla | XB | Reserved near rear, held up 500M, 6Ls to make up turning home, stayed on without threat. |
7 | 8 | HK DRAGON (E222) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Began awkwardly, positioned behind midfield in a fast run race, raced keenly middle stages, kept on mildly final 300M, no threat to leaders. |
8 | 10 | CHRYSOS (H136) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Driven to lead setting fast pace for the first half of the race, caught by rivals 300M, couldn't find more and weakened. |
9 | 4 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | K Teetan | B/TT | Chased leaders, came under pressure 400M, soon couldn't keep up with rivals. |
10 | 1 | ZONE D (D415) | H Bowman | TT | Stood flat-footed at start and lost ground, raced at the rear until 500M before making his move, failed to run on final 300M. |
11 | 7 | D STAR (G374) | Y L Chung | B/H/TT | Settled behind midfield early stages, shuffled to near last home turn, came up empty in straight. (Jockey could offer no explanation for the disappointing run.) |
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 |