Race 3 (418)
TSUN YUEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | THUNDER VALLEY (CG074) | J Winks | V | Began well. Assumed a handy position on the rails within 2Ls off the pace. Found the front in the final furlong. Kept on strongly to hold off rivals. |
2 | 5 | KAISER'S CHOIX (CE305) | W C Marwing | XB | Moderate jump. Pressed on to hold a midfield position 2 to 3 Ls off the pace 900 M out through to home turn. Picked up well on straightening and looked threatening 150 M out but unable to run down rival late. |
3 | 1 | DR WELL (CD165) | M Chadwick | -- | Best away. Soon taken to the rails racing prominently behind the pace. Took the lead 900 M out. Hung onto lead until 300 M, ran on for 3rd. |
4 | 2 | MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) | B Prebble | V | Began awkwardly, settled 2-wide and 6Ls back in 8th at 800 M, 3Ls off swinging for home. Ran on well in the finish but couldn't get to leading trio. |
5 | 11 | GRAND GENERAL (CJ113) | C K Tong | CP | Broke slowly, 2-wide and 4Ls back in 6th at 1100 M. Closer and travelling well entering home straight. Finished off just fairly. |
6 | 3 | MIGHTY SUN (CK058) | P H Lo | -- | Jumped reasonably. Slotted into 2-wide position 2Ls off the speed at 1200 M. Shifted out to be 3-wide approaching the bend going forward. Remained one-paced in the straight. |
7 | 6 | BIG KAHUNA (CG177) | Z Purton | B | Slowest out, raced along the rails 7Ls off the leader at 1000 M. Made some progress down the inside on straightening but weakened in the final 50 M. |
8 | 10 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (CD096) | M W Leung | B2 | Slowly away and always in rear at least 8Ls off pace until 800 M, 5Ls down off the last turn. Made a moderate late bid down centre of track. |
9 | 8 | BEST NOODLE (CJ278) | K L Chui | TT | Bumped upon jumping. Failed to muster speed and raced 2-wide in a rearward position. Pressed on 600 M out but lacked a finish in the straight. |
10 | 12 | EMBRACES (CH175) | M Du Plessis | B | Switched inside from widest gate and trailed field. A little closer making home turn. Made some minor late ground past beaten rivals. |
11 | 7 | FRIENDSHIP (CE066) | S K Sit | -- | Quickly into stride, driven to lead until after 1000 M. 2-wide and a length off the lead back straight. Hard ridden at 400 M and faded quickly in the home straight. |
12 | 4 | FLORAL PICASSO (CJ225) | H W Lai | P-/B1/TT | Unable to work across from a wide draw and eased to travel wide without cover for most of the race. Dropped out soon after straightening. |
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 |