Race 8 (074)
HEUNG YIP HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | OCEAN PRINCE (CK066) | W C Marwing | -- | Drawn wide but was able to slot in near 1200 M, travelled kindly in midfield never far off the pace, strong run entering home straight, led 150 M and held on gamely. |
2 | 8 | ROYAL PUMPKIN (CJ341) | B Prebble | PC | Prominent early, taken back to midfield down the backstraight, responded well and had every chance inside the final 300 M, gave the winner a race but was comfortably held at the end. |
3 | 4 | MASTER GUNNER (CJ142) | D Beadman | XB | Checked soon after the break, raced as the back-marker in the first half trailing 7Ls to leaders, headway from 600 M, picked up well in straight but failed to find another gear to get past the winner. |
4 | 7 | NEW CHAPTER (CH314) | Z Purton | B | Broke well from the inside, held a midfield spot 4Ls back along the fence, switched out passing 700 M to improve, driven inside 450 M and made steady progress towards the line. |
5 | 10 | FLORAL PICASSO (CJ225) | M Chadwick | TT | Went forward and disputed for lead, caught wide in the first turn but later shifted to a 2-wide position, kept on in straight but not pace of the first three in the last 150 M. |
6 | 2 | SPEEDY WARRIOR (CJ077) | D Whyte | -- | Always in touch behind leaders, challenged strongly from 350 M, briefly threatened but found no extra in the final 150 M. |
7 | 12 | UPSIDE OF ANGER (CH317) | G Cheyne | -- | Raced in the last pair throughout, had 6Ls to make up inside 400 M and progressed steadily over the final 200 M from an unpromising position far off the pace. (Jockey questioned.) |
8 | 6 | GOLDEN TREASURE (CJ087) | W M Lai | -- | Held up towards the rear, switched very wide from 600 M to challenge but not quickened and gave very little impression. |
9 | 1 | BILLION (CH316) | M L Yeung | -- | Assumed a forward position as expected, tracked leaders on the rails but had to be niggled along at the home turn, kept on at the one pace before fading away over the final 100 M. |
10 | 5 | MASCOT FORTUNE (CH221) | Y T Cheng | -- | Lost ground at the start, crossed to the fence and raced towards the rear 6Ls back, had to be ridden along 500 M out, gave very limited response in straight, eased late on. |
11 | 3 | PACKING BUDDY (CK264) | H W Lai | B-/V1 | Raced 3-wide without cover in the chasing group behind leaders, moved closer approaching the home turn, outpaced early in straight and was eased passing 200 M. |
12 | 9 | KING ACRYLIC (CG295) | C K Tong | B/TT | Rushed to the front and disputed for lead, set a strong pace but struggled to keep up from 450 M, soon beaten. Eased. |
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 |