Race 5 (264)
TAI HANG TUNG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | TRAVEL AMBASSADOR (T113) | C Williams | B | Began evenly, shifted across to find position, settled beyond midfield 1 off, switched 3 deep with cover 800m, improved to midfield spot 600m, ridden along 530m, challenging for lead 370m, stuck on strongly, comfortable. |
2 | 3 | WISKY (T368) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Best to jump, allowed to settle just behind speed, sat 3rd on inside, nowhere to go 550m, pushed back to 9th into straight, off rail 250m, checked 200m, switched back to inside, luckless, finished strongly. |
3 | 6 | SPINNING DANCER (S078) | J Moreira | CP | Jumped well, ridden to cross, stuck 3 deep out of straight, settled 4th 1 off, under a hard drive 500m, switched over heels 210m, stayed on. |
4 | 4 | HELEN'S CHOICE (P185) | B Prebble | -- | Slightly slow to jump, shifted behind runners, settled beyond midfield 1 off, shifted 3 deep 500m, 4 deep soon after and pushed along, strong bid, died on run 150m. |
5 | 2 | VICTORY FOLLOW ME (V182) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Good start, eased to sit midfield, settled just ahead of midfield on rail, shuffled back 460m, off rail soon after, ridden along, barged clear 270m, in traffic again 210m, hit line steadily. |
6 | 8 | AGIAAL (N177) | M L Yeung | B | Snagged, back to last out of straight, settled near last on rail, pushed 1 off 650m, asked to improve 450m, short of room 300m, short of room again 120m, found line strongly. |
7 | 12 | RISING POWER (N294) | T H So | XB | Jumped evenly, behind runners, outpaced slightly, settled beyond midfield on rail, shuffled back 600m, back to rail 300m, one-paced. |
8 | 11 | GLORY STAR (T336) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Knuckled slightly at start, hard ridden but could not match speed, stuck slightly worse than midfield 3 deep no cover, strode forward 850m, up to third 600m, under pressure 450m, unable to go on. |
9 | 5 | SOUL ACHIEVER (S133) | O Murphy | V/TT | Began on terms, urged to go forward, stuck deep at first turn, kept pushing on to sit 1L second 1 off, sole lead 600m, ridden along, joined 280m, quickly passed, faded. |
10 | 10 | LIGHTNING AND GOLD (P354) | K C Ng | TT | Away well, ridden along early, outpaced, settled ahead of midfield 1 off, back to midfield 1100m, short of room 550m, angled out 400m, hanging in 350m, widest 200m, limited response. |
11 | 1 | SWEET HOME (T347) | N Callan | -- | Very awkward beginning, back to last, overraced and hung off track, settled last 1 off, unable to settle, back to rail 650m, under heavy pressure 350m, all over the place in the straight, never in it. |
12 | 7 | HAPPY BEAUTY (V375) | K C Leung | -- | Crowded at start, ridden to go forward, taken to lead at post first time, settled down 1L leader, joined 650m, under pressure soon after, fought on momentarily, dropped off sharply in straight, eased down. |
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 |