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Race 7 (729)

SHOUSON HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 HELENE WARRIOR (J207) L Hewitson XB/TT Settled one back in 3rd on rail, came to tackle leader over 400 metres out, hit the front approaching home turn and soon drew clear.
2 4 ZOOM BOOM (G131) H Bentley XB Crowded at start before settling behind midfield in 8th, commenced move over 500 metres out, 3-wide rounding home bend and briefly baulked on straightening, ran on under pressure inside final 200 metres.
3 11 CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) Z Purton H/TT Crowded after moderate start settling at the back, made steady headway on rail in back straight to reach 9th 700 metres out, angled out wide for a run into straight, produced good late impression closing stages.
4 8 BEATO (H090) B Avdulla V/TT Pressed forward from the widest draw settling some 3L back in 4th, came under pressure to challenge rounding home bend, kept on steadily in straight without quickening.
5 2 GALLANT WAKING (G165) C Y Ho -- Soon taken back to just worse than midfield on rail in 7th, saved ground rounding home bend, kept on steadily under pressure without quickening in straight.
6 9 GALVANIC (H147) E C W Wong TT Jumped awkwardly from a poor draw settling in last few, travelled keenly passing the 800 metres, commenced move 400 metres out and the widest into straight, made modest progress past beaten horses near the centre of the track.
7 1 FRANTANCK (H429) L Ferraris -- Led the field on rail after beginning from the one draw setting a sound pace, headed when found no extra about 400 metres out.
8 6 ROCKET SPADE (G170) H Bowman TT Settled some 4L off the pace in 5th on rail, commenced move rounding home bend for 2.5L 4th into straight, unable to sustain effort after straightening.
9 7 EIGHTEEN PALMS (H033) A Badel B/TT Began awkwardly from a poor draw, travelled 3-wide in midfield early stages before taken well back approaching first bend, given reminders in last from 650 metres out, saved ground on rail turning in, ran home one-paced.
10 5 LEAN HERO (G402) K Teetan B/XB/TT Gradually settled in midfield in 6th, came under pressure rounding home bend and soon faded.
11 3 LOVERO (H451) Y L Chung TT Pressed forward from a wide draw before settling 2-wide in 1L 2nd, lost position over 500 metres out and weakened soon after straightening. (Jockey said not suited by the going.)
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