Race 7 (672)
CIRON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | SETANTA (G095) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Jumped well but soon taken back to last and waited with, came under pressure rounding home bend before going widest into straight, ran on well near the centre of the track to snatch victory final strides. |
2 | 4 | DRAGON STAR (H128) | Z Purton | V-/XB/B2 | Pressed forward from wide draw to share early lead 2-wide, restrained half a length off the pace into back straight, renewed effort to join race leader making final turn, held every chance in straight only to be denied final strides. |
3 | 6 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Shared early lead before gaining some 1L advantage into back straight, led until joined again making final turn, held every chance on rail only to be denied final strides. |
4 | 9 | MR ALADDIN (H386) | A Atzeni | B | Always prominent travelling one-out-one-back most of the way, came under pressure from 600 metres out holding place chance into straight, unable to sustain effort. |
5 | 3 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | K Teetan | B/XB | Settled in midfield on rail, came under pressure from approaching final turn sneaking closer into straight, fought on steadily on rail without threatening. |
6 | 11 | NICE BIRDIE (G470) | Y L Chung | TT | Soon taken back to worse than midfield, commenced move under pressure rounding home bend, fought on steadily under pressure in straight without threatening. |
7 | 5 | HOLY POWER (H039) | A Badel | B/TT | Began well from the one draw before settling over 2L back in 4th on rail, closer in 3rd early in back straight before becoming 5th about 700 metres out, saved ground turning in for home but had no more to give in the run to the line. |
8 | 1 | AFFORDABLE (J242) | L Hewitson | CP/TT | Settled in last few after moderate start from a poor draw, came under pressure rounding home bend saving ground into straight, kept on same pace without threatening. |
9 | 2 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | B Avdulla | -- | Settled in last few on rail, came under pressure from 600 metres out saving ground on rail turning in for home, baulked for a run over 200 metres out, hung in a difficult ride shortly after, made no impression closing stages. |
10 | 8 | FAMILY FORTUNE (H447) | K H Chan | TT | Settled in forward of midfield in 5th some over 4L back rounding first bend, travelled keenly before rapid headway past the 800 metres to reach close-up 3rd 3-wide, drifted wider into straight and soon weakened. |
11 | 10 | RUNNING AHEAD (G313) | A Hamelin | -- | Travelled 3-wide in midfield, came under pressure rounding home bend and one of the widest into straight, soon faded. |
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 |