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Race 1 (110)

SAI WAN HO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LUCKY RECORD (CL429) B Prebble XB1/TT Broke well, held slender lead on rails for first 300 M before taken back to track the leader, remained in box-seat on rails to home turn, responded well in straight to take command 200 M out, won well.
2 7 AMAZING SKY (CL229) M Chadwick B Began with others, ridden to gain prominent shortly after the start, improved to outside leader rounding home bend, unable to match winner's late burst of speed inside final 100 M.
3 4 POTENTIAL (CL204) G Mosse -- Not far off, dropped slightly backward after the Rock, renewed effort home bend, met slight interference passing 300 M, fought on doggedly to snatch 3rd final strides.
4 10 LINKED WIN (CL042) M L Yeung B Began fairly, ridden along in close-up position to keep pace with leaders, carried backward 800 M out though soon recovered lost ground, fought on steadily under pressure from 2Ls back into straight, denied 3rd late.
5 1 MY TIME (CJ310) Z Purton B1 Vied for early lead under pressure, took up running when leader under restraint and crossed to rails 700 M out, led to 250 M and weakened under pressure.
6 8 SWEETIE MUSIC (M089) K C Ng B/SR Hard ridden early, settled just worse than midfield to straight, kept on same pace without quickening while drifting and a difficult ride in the run home.
7 2 ALL THE WINNERS (CL019) Y T Cheng V Began from the 12 gate, travelled in midfield and very wide without cover throughout far side, came under pressure briefly passing the Rock, widest turning in, went past well-beaten horses in the run home.
8 9 EKRAAR EMPEROR (M081) H W Lai SR/TT Contested lead from a poor draw, settled prominent with cover in a 3-wide spot, remained same through to straight, gradually faded under pressure. (Blood in trachea.)
9 12 DRAGON CHOICE (CL338) J Lloyd B/TT Well back, made slight progress 800 M out, dropped backward to last turning in, found nothing in straight.
10 11 PAPAS (CK274) C K Tong V Drawn wide, hard ridden for pace early, remained in prominent positions down far side, unable to sustain effort from approaching home straight.
11 3 PERFECT JOY (M182) C W Wong TT Close up early, ridden along when tightened and lost position on 1000 M bend, dropped to tail-end 800 M out, ran home one-paced under pressure.
12 5 YOUNG HAPPY (M305) B Doyle -- Sluggish at start, always well behind on rails.
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