Race 5 (588)
LONG VALLEY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | DURABLE (CE190) | B Prebble | -- | 2-wide and 1L back in 2nd at 1000 M, eased to the front at top of home straight, dashed clear, comfortably. |
2 | 1 | ALL OUR WAY (CE217) | K T Yeung | -- | 2-wide about 6Ls back in 9th at halfway, ridden along to take closer order on straightening, stayed on okay for 2nd but had no hope with the winner. |
3 | 8 | NICKU NICKU (CC372) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Tacked across from wide gate to share rear position about 8Ls off pace until the 600 M, still well back turning for home, stayed on through tired rivals for a place. |
4 | 11 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | S Dye | PC-/B2 | Caught 4-wide no cover in midfield at 1200 M, pressed on to lead at 800 M but headed at top of home straight, plodded home at the one pace. |
5 | 4 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | A Delpech | B/TT | Shared rear position on fence about 8Ls off pace at 1200 M, niggled along at 800 M, encountered traffic problems in the stretch but never really threatened. |
5 | 6 | PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) | M W Leung | TT | 3-back on fence and mostly 7th between 4Ls and 5Ls off pace, never likely to progress much further. |
7 | 2 | SPACED (CG034) | C W Wong | TT | Around midfield with cover about 4Ls off speed until the 600 M, edged a little closer turning for home, very one-paced. |
8 | 3 | AWESOME DRAGON (CG210) | S K Sit | B- | Switched from wide gate to fence in rear about 8Ls off pace in 10th at 1200 M, 5Ls down in 10th off final turn, never troubled those ahead. |
9 | 10 | SEVENS HEAVEN (CE175) | D Nikolic | B/TT | Good early dash to lead easily 1300 M out on fence by 1L, headed 800 M out, 2Ls back in 3rd off final bend, very weak final furlong. |
10 | 7 | TIRAMISU (CB386) | M Nunes | V/TT | 2-wide and 3Ls back in 5th at 1000 M, lost this position turning for home when under pressure, soon beaten. |
11 | 12 | PURPLE GOLD (CD249) | H W Lai | B/SR | Nicely placed on fence in 4th or 5th about 3Ls off speed until home turn, found zero off the bridle and beaten 200 M out. |
12 | 5 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | D Whyte | -- | 4-wide no cover at 1200 M, gained cover down the back in 8th and 5Ls off pace, left 3-wide no cover on circle and ridden hard to be 4-wide in 4th about 3Ls back in stretch, emptied 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 |