Race 5 (522)
RIVER HUMBER HANDICAP Rating:54-34 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | CYBER WISDOM (BV308) | Y T Cheng | H | Travelled kindly in midfield along the rails 4Ls behind pace. Was held up on the latter part of the turn. Accelerated well final 200 M and took charge 100 M out to win going away. |
2 | 9 | HONEST STEED (BV135) | M Cahill | -- | Broke well, steadily dropped back towards rear, raced 2-wide 6Ls off pace. Shifted to 4-wide at 600 M to commence run, ran on in straight but no match with winner final 100 M. |
3 | 3 | FANTASTICO (CB167) | W C Marwing | B1 | Sent forward from a difficult gate and made the first turn wide, sat 2-wide and tracked leader from 1100 M. Took over near 500 M but headed inside 100 M. Fought on to just hold on for 3rd. |
4 | 8 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | S Seamer | B | Pushed along early to maintain position 2 wide around midfield 4-5Ls off pace. Ran on steadily after straightening to just miss a minor placing. |
5 | 1 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | D Whyte | -- | Restless in stall and came out awkwardly, lost ground and got well back, about 8Ls behind lead. Crept closer rounding the bend when shifted wide. Made up steady ground in straight despite hanging in. |
6 | 6 | WINMARK (CA137) | D Dunn | B | Travelled in 4th or 5th, 2 wide, 3 or 4Ls behind pace. Under pressure from 500 M, kept on one paced in straight until no extra final 100 M |
7 | 7 | NATURALLY KING (CA168) | B Fayd'herbe | B/TT | Became fractious after boxed, then slowly away and raced towards the tail. Remained last into straight made up some ground. |
8 | 4 | CALVADOS (CA356) | K S Yu | SR-/B1 | Outpaced early despite hard ridden. Towards rear along the fence. Ran past a few beaten runners in straight. |
9 | 5 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Raced wide without cover in midfield 4-5Ls off pace. Closer order rounding the bend to be 2nd on straightening but soon no extra. Steadied near the 200 M when giving ground steadily. (Hung in throughout.) |
10 | 10 | WELL CONTEND (CB034) | W Woods | -- | Broke well, then sat behind leader handily on rails after running past the first turn. Lost position steadily rounding the home turn. Not a factor thereafter. (Abnormal breathing noises.) |
11 | 2 | ASIAN EXPRESS (BS015) | F Coetzee | P/TT | Soon took up running. Headed near the 500 M, dropped out steadily in straight. |
12 | 12 | OPTIC DYNAMIC (CA320) | W M Lai | -- | Travelled 3-wide behind midfield. Pushed along to creep closer to midfield from 700 M. Unable to keep up after straightening and dropped out. |
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 |