Race 8 (127)
GRAYBURN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | WINNING COUNTER (CA008) | D Whyte | BO | 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in midfield 700 M out, 4Ls down entering straight and switched out wider to challenge, 3Ls down 200 M out, kept on strongly to lead final strides. |
2 | 9 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | C Williams | B | Awkwardly away, 3-wide disputing lead 700 M out, a neck 2nd and 2-wide on straightening, skipped 1L clear 200 M out, kept on well but was caught final strides. |
3 | 12 | LIGHTNING BOLT (CA313) | M W Leung | V | Prominent no worse than 2Ls off the pace in 5th through to home straight, picked up well to hold every chance when 1L down 200 M out, kept on. |
4 | 1 | DANHERO (CA337) | P H Lo | B2 | Settled off early pace, 3-wide and 5Ls off the speed in 10th entering home straight, staying on when 4Ls down 200 M out, ran on strongly final stages, nearest at the finish. |
5 | 4 | CARRY THE NEWS (CB191) | S Dye | -- | Checked at the start and always towards rear near fence about 5Ls off pace, switched wider into home straight for clear passage, ran on strongly close home, never nearer. |
6 | 10 | NAMJONG TREASURE (CC254) | K C Tsang | -- | Caught at least 4-wide early and couldn't lead, 3-wide without cover thereafter, 2Ls down in 5th into home straight and at the 200 M, no extra close home. |
7 | 11 | EASY KING (CA062) | A Delpech | B | Best away, better than midfield towards inner through to home straight when 3Ls behind leader, always outpaced by principals. |
8 | 8 | GOLDEN FARM (CA069) | D Dunn | -- | Always prominent on fence no worse than 2Ls off pace, steadied at the 600 M, 2Ls down on fence in 3rd entering straight, failed to pick up and was beaten 200 M out. |
9 | 7 | GOLD MASTER (CC365) | T Mundry | -- | Slowly into stride, at least 8Ls off pace in rear 800 M out, made some good late headway to be nearest at the finish. |
10 | 6 | GOT IT GOOD (CC229) | J Quinn | -- | Always under pressure towards rear and never better than 5Ls off the speed at any stage. |
11 | 3 | PAOBRIDGE (CB073) | G Schofield | B | Couldn't lead and caught 5-wide without cover, without cover in midfield through to home straight when about 5Ls off pace, outpaced thereafter. |
12 | 5 | DRAGON HORSE (CB131) | H K Yim | -- | Slowly away but quickly recovered to dispute lead and be 1L clear on fence entering straight, faded out rapidly. |
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 |