Race 9 (616)
SEOUL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | FLAMINGO TRILLION (H192) | K C Leung | -- | Clean jump, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, travelled well to turn, took the lead 450M, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers. |
2 | 2 | BERLIN TANGO (E120) | B Avdulla | B/H/TT | Bumped on jumping, held up in rear, 10 lengths or so back, a bit closer in the middle stages, commenced move approaching 500M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest finish. |
3 | 3 | NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) | A Atzeni | TT | Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off well to take a place. (See Racing Incidents.) |
4 | 1 | GALLANT WAKING (G165) | C Y Ho | -- | Out with rest, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 650M, commenced move 450M, very wide turning in, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
5 | 10 | KIMBERLEY (H329) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Bumped on jumping, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, 4 lengths or so back, closer on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, kept on same pace to the line. |
6 | 12 | SMILING TIME (E235) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Began awkwardly and made contact, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, not enough room early in straight, kept on same pace thereafter. |
7 | 7 | INTREPID WINNER (G144) | K De Melo | B | Bumped start, raced 2 wide towards rear, wider turning in, passed some tired runners in straight. |
8 | 6 | DEVILDOM (H445) | L Hewitson | B-/TT1 | Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
9 | 8 | AFFORDABLE (J242) | B Thompson | CP/TT | Shifted out on jumping and made contact, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved a bit closer after passing 650M, no cover for the majority of the race, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. |
10 | 4 | EIGHTEEN PALMS (H033) | A Badel | B/TT | Jumped well, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on the inside, moved closer after passing 600M, 2 wide from 450M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furling. (See Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 11 | TRADITION (J111) | M F Poon | B | Began only fairly, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
12 | 5 | TRUE GENIUS (J073) | Y L Chung | H/B1/TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2-1/2 lengths, peaked and headed 450M, weakened early in straight. |
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 |