





Race 7 (521)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | M UNICORN (G466) | H Bowman | P/TT | Crowded early stages settling towards rear in 9th, made rapid progress 4-wide leaving 800M to take up running on rail 600M out, responded well to reminders early in straight holding challengers at bay, won convincingly. |
2 | 10 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled some 3L back in 5th on rail, became 7th in midfield approaching home bend after tempo quickened, shifted wide for a run entering straight, ran on under pressure to snatch 2nd late. |
3 | 2 | EXCELLENCE VALUE (K093) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Settled some 4L back in 6th just better than midfield, commenced run 4-wide following eventual winner making his move 650M out reaching 1L 2nd approaching home turn, had no more to give inside final 100M. |
4 | 11 | FLYING FORTRESS (J445) | H Bentley | TT | Began quickly from a low draw before settling within 2L of pace in 3rd on rail, became 6th some 3L back inside 600M after tempo quickened, remained similar into straight and plugged on to the line. |
5 | 5 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | B Avdulla | B | Settled in last few on rail from a poor draw, saved ground turning in for home and snuck up to within 3L of pace early in straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 100M. |
6 | 9 | QUANTUM PATCH (H166) | K Teetan | TT | Settled just worse than midfield in 8th on rail after beginning from a poor draw, shifted one of the widest into straight, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
7 | 12 | SURE JOYFUL (G125) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled at the back from a poor draw, saved ground on the inside turning in for home before shifting out for a run near the centre of the track, did best work late. |
8 | 7 | TEST FOR LOVE (K083) | R Kingscote | XB | Jumped fairly settling in 7th in midfield, lost position briefly 700M out after tempo quickened, made short-lived effort afterwards but dropped well behind into straight, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
9 | 3 | SAMARKAND (H070) | E C W Wong | CP/TT | Improved steadily from a poor draw before settling 2L back 2-wide in 4th, came under pressure to hold position 650M out after tempo quickened, 3-wide rounding home bend and wider into straight, faded steadily. |
10 | 4 | RISING FROM ASHES (G209) | C L Chau | B/TT | Settled in last few after beginning from a poor draw, made short-lived effort 4-wide between the 800M and 600M, dropped to last when widest into straight, made no further impression. |
11 | 8 | DEVAS TWELVE (H435) | K De Melo | CP-/TT | Broke well to soon take up running setting a standard pace, headed by eventual winner 600M out becoming one back in 3rd home bend, folded up quickly after straightening. |
12 | 6 | LOVERO (H451) | Y L Chung | TT | Pressed forward from the widest draw 4-wide onto first turn before settling one back 2-wide in 2nd, became 4th 2L back 500M out after tempo quickened, folded up quickly after turning into home 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 |