Race 7 (203)
THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:88-68 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 1 | MY HONOUR (BT205) | R Fradd | -- | In mid-division, niggled along early. Brushed rail near 500 M and became unbalanced. When running on well from 200 M was steadied and shifted in 100 M out. Sustained effort to get up near the line. |
2 | 10 | RARE (BS153) | H K Yim | B | Not far away before holding narrow advantage 2-wide near 600 M. Punched out upon straightening, holding every chance. Shifted out after 200 M, just collared by winner final strides. |
3 | 9 | SAINTLY PARTNERS (BV292) | S Dye | B | Handy, 2-1/2Ls off lead. Brushed rail near 500 M and on straightening. Ran on steadily along rail from 200 M but lacked extra kick to catch the first pair concluding stages. |
4 | 11 | COMME D'HABITUDE (CA107) | M W Leung | B/TT | Outpaced towards rear, 5Ls off pace. Made gradual ground from 150 M. |
5 | 8 | MERRY MERRY (BV298) | G Mosse | -- | Bumped at start, driven along to dispute lead from 700 M. Unable to keep up with the front runners inside final 100 M, one-paced. |
6 | 5 | SUPER CENTURY (BV029) | F Coetzee | TT | Bumped at start, dropped steadily to the rear on fence. Made some late headway. |
7 | 7 | LOYAL DEVOTION (BV075) | S K Sit | B1 | 4-wide in midfield. Kept on same pace down centre of home straight. |
8 | 6 | BACCURA (CB020) | J Egan | -- | Soon dropped to tail, racing 2-wide. Ran past a few beaten runners closing stages. |
9 | 4 | CERTAINTY (BV126) | B Marcus | B | Worked forward to take up lead 4-wide near 900 M. Joined by inside runners at 700 M. Took breather near 600 M. Found no extra when under pressure from 400 M, gave ground from 150 M. |
10 | 2 | OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) | W M Lai | -- | Dropped to rear from widest gate. Came under pressure from 500 M, failed to quicken. |
11 | 12 | BULLISH (BP318) | D Dunn | -- | Pushed along but only managed midfield position. Made no impression in home straight. |
12 | 3 | EXPEDIENT (BT046) | E Legrix | -- | Led briefly out wide, then remain in touch until dropping out from the 200 M. |
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 |