Race 4 (148)
ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | SHARPMIND (V348) | U Rispoli | B | Away well, pressed forward, racing one-out 3L from leader. Swung 4-wide entering straight, surged forward to lead 100m, held off strongly challenge final strides. |
2 | 1 | MERRYGOWIN (V396) | Z Purton | B | Broke well, taken to rail and settle 3L from leader. Had clear rails run on straightening and finished strongly, only to fail narrowly. |
3 | 12 | SHOW MISSION (T436) | H N Wong | B | Pressed forward to hold forward position but kept wide without cover 3L from leader. Moved forward home turn to hit front on straightening, but run down close home. |
4 | 10 | ENJOY LIFE (A125) | M L Yeung | TT- | Began fairly, no pace, dropping one-out towards rear. Well back to straight, took inside run 300m and finished off strongly. |
5 | 5 | BETTER CHOICE (A383) | K C Ng | -- | No early pace, racing one-out behind midfield. Taken very wide in straight and finished off nicely. |
6 | 3 | LONDON CITY (T080) | K C Leung | -- | Quickly into stride, shared lead before dropping into box seat passing 900m. Kept close to 100m before tiring. |
7 | 8 | EVER STRONG (A275) | M F Poon | B1/H1 | Pressed forward from widest draw, racing wide before surging to the front 1000m. Placed under pressure when joined by another home turn, overtaken 150m and faded. |
8 | 2 | HERO LOOK (V053) | D Whyte | TT | Fractious in gate, slow to move, last on settling. Trailed field to straight, shifted out for clear running, finished off fairly. (Lame left front leg, substantial amount of blood in trachea) |
9 | 6 | CELESTIAL ARROW (A169) | H T Mo | XB-/BO/TT | Outpaced, dropping to behind midfield along rail. Stayed on rail home turn but only one-paced in straight. |
10 | 4 | MULTIMAX (T129) | T Berry | CP/TT | Broke well, led for few strides before settling one-out, one-back. Kept tabs to 200m before tiring. |
11 | 7 | ACCESSION YEARS (A219) | C Y Ho | TT | Steadied soon after start and taken in, settling behind midfield. Left wide without cover from 600m and only one-paced in straight. |
12 | 9 | PEACE ON EARTH (S254) | M Chadwick | B/TT2 | Ridden to hold midfield position, one away from rail. Shaken up top of straight, boxed on fairly to 200m before fading. |
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 |