Race 5 (532)
SING WOO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | IN THE BANK (CC339) | R Fradd | -- | Broke fairly and ridden along to lead on fence with no more than 1/2L advantage through to straight. Responded well when asked 250 M out and fended off repeated challenge from 2nd placegetter to win by a narrow margin. |
2 | 9 | BEAMING RIVER (CB078) | T Mundry | -- | Jumped fairly and pushed along to race around 1-1/2Ls off pace on rail through to straight. Ran on well when asked 200 M out but was unable to find an extra gear to run down the winner. |
3 | 2 | KING OF GAROUPA (CC251) | A Delpech | B/TT | On jumping stumbled and ridden along to race in mid-division on inner. Prior to straightening was awkwardly placed on heels. Had a tendency to lay in in straight and made up steady ground inside final 150 M to be closest at finish. |
4 | 8 | WEALTHY (CD164) | Y T Cheng | -- | Unable to muster early speed to race in a rearward position on rail. Made steady headway rounding the home bend. Ran on fairly in straight but was tight and near the 50 M checked when losing its rightful running. |
5 | 4 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | J Holder | B | Began fairly and raced in midfield or worse 2 wide. Made little headway at home bend and switched wide on straigh- tening to obtain running. Under pressure 250 M out and made up little ground inside final 150 M without threatening. |
6 | 1 | HAPI HAPI (CD224) | G Schofield | -- | Ridden along to race in midfield or better 3 wide. Ridden along to maintain position at home bend and switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Only able to run on evenly to the line. |
7 | 12 | BULLISH KID (CC162) | F Coetzee | TT | On jumping was crowded for room and soon recovered to race outside the leader to home straight. Only kept on evenly when asked 250 M out and further weakened over the concluding stages. |
8 | 10 | SOUTH CHINA NINETY (CA174) | W M Lai | B | Best out from widest but was soon steadied to midfield or worse around 3 wide. Switched out on straightening to obtain running but only able to keep on same pace to the line. |
9 | 3 | A PLUS FIT (CD013) | O Doleuze | B | Broke fairly from wide draw and ridden along to race in midfield towards the outside through to straight. No extra in straight and steadily faded inside final 150 M. |
10 | 11 | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (CD133) | M Zahra | -- | Niggled along to race in midfield or better 2 wide. Ridden along to hold position at home bend and switched out on straightening. One-paced when asked 250 M out and further weakened inside final 150 M. |
11 | 5 | A-TACK (CC343) | S K Sit | -- | Soon became detached from the rest around 3 wide. Recovered little ground rounding the home bend but failed to make any impression in straight. |
12 | 7 | TELECOM SUPERBOSS (CD180) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to race in mid-division out wide without cover. Gave ground steadily from 400 M and tailed out in 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 |