Race 5 (239)
LONGINES INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 2ND LEG Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | HAPPY AND HEALTHY (T056) | R Moore | B | Ridden to hold forward position 3-back from leader but away from fence. Swung wide entering straight and finished strongly to just get there. |
1 | 12 | TRUE COMMENT (S328) | K Tosaki | B/TT | Bumped start, rolled forward, holding rail three-back from leader. Got inside run in straight, hit front 100m, challenged but held on for dead heat. |
3 | 11 | SPEEDY WALLY (T002) | K C Leung | CP | Slow into stride, settling in last pair. Clear last into straight, taken wide and finished strongly. |
4 | 7 | G-ONE LOVER (T427) | J McDonald | -- | Bumped start, pressed forward, taking box seat. Urged closer around turn, hit front soon after straightening, kept on well before swamped final stages. |
5 | 8 | STRATHEARN (S387) | B Prebble | B-/BO1 | Began OK but outpaced, dropping to rear. Brushed rail turning for home, got inside run in straight, kept steadily to be closest at finish. |
6 | 1 | APACHE SPIRIT (T095) | S De Sousa | -- | Shifted across behind runners shorty after start but then proved difficult to settle, dropping back. Picked up bridle on straightening, rolled forward but badly hampered 150m. |
7 | 5 | NOBLE DE MAN (S215) | G Lerena | B2 | Began well, ridden to hold midfield position but away from fence. Turned wide, urged forward to look a chance 200m, then one-paced. |
8 | 3 | CIRCUIT KING (T324) | M Guyon | CP/H | Quickly into stride, battling for early lead, before easing back into second, 3L from leader. Closed in top of straight but soon under pressure, crowded 150m and faded. |
9 | 4 | THE SYLPH (T055) | D Whyte | CP | Began well, steadied passing 1500m then proved difficult to settle, dropping four back from leader. Travelled keenly to turn, no clear run in straight, checked 150m and not fully tested. |
10 | 2 | ADDOLE (S056) | J Moreira | TT | Began well, urged forward one-back, one-off. Rolled forward entering straight to look a chance 200m before turning one-paced and checked 100m. |
11 | 9 | DRAGON HARMONY (T283) | H Bowman | H/TT | Shifted across behind runners from outside draw and last on settling. Pushed forward but wide turn, swung very wide into straight, faded. |
12 | 10 | MISTER MARC (P316) | V Espinoza | H | Hard ridden but wide to take lead passing 1150m and kicking 3L clear. Started to shorter stride 400m, collared 250m, faded. |
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 |