Race 5 (254)
THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | CAN'T GO WONG (H087) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
2 | 11 | DRAGON DELIGHT (G395) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 10, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, angled out 350M, took the lead 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 100M. |
3 | 1 | NORTHERN BEAST (H233) | Z Purton | -- | Made contact shortly after start, positioned 2 wide, 6 lengths or so back, 5 lengths back on turn, finished off well to take a place without threatening. |
4 | 9 | ME TIME (J074) | A Badel | CP/TT | Slightly slow out, raced at tail, 8-1/2L back turning in, bumped and unbalanced near 300M, made some progress early in straight, no clear run 100M, kept on again final 50M. |
5 | 8 | FLYING SILVER (E478) | A Pouchin | TT | Fast into stride, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 400M, finished off well without threatening. |
6 | 5 | DRAGON STAR (H128) | K Teetan | XB | Moderately away from the widest draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, took the lead 200M, peaked and headed 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
7 | 2 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | J McDonald | H | Moderately away from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 50M. |
8 | 12 | KINGLY DEMEANOR (H486) | M L Yeung | TT | Began well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled well to turn, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 50M. |
9 | 10 | COURIER MAGIC (H290) | B Thompson | B | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
10 | 7 | APOLAR FIGHTER (J169) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide at rear, 9 lengths or so back, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
11 | 3 | HEALTHY GOLF (J424) | L Ferraris | CP-/TT | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out 450M, bumped early in straight, made no progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
12 | 4 | SATIRICAL GLORY (H073) | B Avdulla | SR/XB | Jumped well, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, showed no response early in straight, eased thereafter. (Bled.) |
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 |