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Race 7 (017)

QUARRY BAY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 BIENVENUE (J490) Z Purton B Well there from the widest draw travelling very wide without cover, taken 2-back early in back straight gaining 3rd 3-wide onto home bend, sustained effort in straight to hit the front 200M out, won convincingly.
2 9 FLYING WROTE (J290) C L Chau TT Settled prominently 3-wide without cover after beginning from a wide draw, came to join race leader 2-wide inside the 600M, hit the front briefly on straightening, plugged on for 2nd.
3 11 LUCKY SAM GOR (K114) A Atzeni CP-/XB Settled in last few in 9th, commenced move inside the 400M but did not find much room early in home straight, finished off the race well inside final 150M.
4 4 DENFIELD (G471) B Avdulla TT Gradually taken back to last few in 8th 3-wide with cover, commenced move swinging one of the widest turning in for home, quickened well to reach 3rd briefly inside the 100M only to be caught for 3rd close to home.
5 10 VIGOR ELLEEGANT (J375) Y L Chung TT Gradually moved up along the rail to midfield after moderate start, drifted over 2L back in 7th rounding home bend, angled out for a run entering straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening
6 8 RUN RUN SMART (K080) A Badel CP-/TT Settled in midfield 3-wide, swung one of the widest turning in for home, held place chance under pressure early in straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 50M.
7 7 THUNDER PRINCE (K017) H Bowman E/TT Settled well back, shifted wide into straight, ran on past well-beaten horses in the run to the line.
8 6 GREAT SPIRIT (J155) M F Poon CP Prominent early, gradually drifted to 2L back in 5th into back straight, remained similar but wide turning for home, unable to quicken to challenge the length of straight.
9 12 METAL KING (K135) K C Leung CP Crowded at the start settling well back, saved ground on the rail turning in for home, did not find much room on rail early in straight, found no extra inside final 100M.
10 3 GLORY B (H373) L Hewitson CP Soon took up running, obtained run near the rail early in back straight, led until headed about 350M out, weakened in home straight.
11 5 MOTOMAN (J436) J Orman PC-/CP2/TT Broke well, gradually shifted one back in joint 2nd early in straight, became 4th rounding home bend, dropped away quickly under pressure after straightening.
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