Race 9 (445)
KING KWONG HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 4 | KA YING SPIRIT (E217) | K H Chan | B/TT | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on very well in straight, easily scored. |
2 | 3 | HEROIC MASTER (G394) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 350M, very wide into straight, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
3 | 9 | ATOMIC ENERGY (H150) | Y L Chung | TT | Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2-1/2L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening. |
4 | 5 | HAPPY UNITED (H208) | B Avdulla | P/TT | Fast into stride, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, same position on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually approaching final 50M. |
5 | 2 | GREAT STATE (J124) | K De Melo | TT1 | Began only fairly, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, 2 wide from 450M, made minor progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
6 | 6 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) | H Bentley | CP/H/TT | Crowded shortly after start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 12 | HOSS (H055) | B Thompson | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, made some progress thereafter. |
8 | 10 | MA COMET (H391) | L Hewitson | H/TT | Crowded shortly after start, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
9 | 1 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | A Badel | SR/XB | Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 wide at rear, there to turn, made no impression in straight. |
10 | 7 | SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) | A Atzeni | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
11 | 11 | ROMANTIC NOVELIST (J167) | M Chadwick | -- | Average to begin, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, steadied near 350M, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 8 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (J153) | A Hamelin | CP/H | Crowded shortly after the start, raced in midfield on the outside, very wide entering straight and lost place, weakened 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 |