Race 9 (243)
AUSTRALIA HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) | K C Leung | B | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, dropping to last. Picked up speed entering straight, found run between horses, finished strongly final 200m to win close home. |
2 | 4 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | K Teetan | -- | Ridden forward from an outside draw, settling 2L behind leader back stretch. Took inside run in straight, looked winner 100m, caught on line. |
3 | 6 | SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) | G Mosse | B/TT | Quickly into stride, racing outside leader before settling one-off, one-back. Rolled forward to challenge 300m, kept on strongly to just miss. |
4 | 9 | ANTICIPATION (T198) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Raced tight shortly after start, got close to heels 1400m, eased three-back, one-off. Shaken up 350m but took time to wind up doing best final 100m. |
5 | 2 | FAT CHOY HONG KONG (N253) | H N Wong | B/TT | Pressed forward to lead on settling, pulled clear back stretch, put under pressure from 300m but kept battling till 50m when swamped. |
6 | 11 | SELKIRK STAR (S194) | Y T Cheng | TT | Ridden along early to hold forward position before moving into box seat first turn. Kept on well early in straight before tiring final 100m. |
7 | 8 | STAR MAJESTIC (S093) | Z Purton | B | Bumped start, ridden along between horses settling behind midfield. Kept on steadily in straight to be nearest at the finish. |
8 | 3 | RENAISSANCE ART (T197) | H Bowman | -- | Bumped start, no early speed, settling at rear but wide. Kept wide back stretch and final turn, ran on fairly in straight. |
9 | 5 | SAVVY NATURE (T127) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Began OK, ridden along to hold rail three back from leader. Stayed on rail around final turn but only one-paced in straight. |
10 | 1 | BUBBLE CHIC (N369) | J McDonald | CP | Outpaced early, dropping to last pair but way from fence. Well back entering straight and never looked a threat. |
11 | 7 | PREMIUM CHAMPION (T187) | B Prebble | B/TT | Got off OK but not pushed, holding rail four back from leader. Kept on fairly to straight before fading. |
12 | 10 | LITTLE ISLAND (T390) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden along early but unable to find cover and trapped three wide behind midfield. Kept wide throughout and gave ground in straight. |
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 |