Race 7 (378)
QUEEN'S ROAD EAST HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 5 | CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) | K Teetan | TT1 | Jumped well from the widest gate, soon took up running on the rail about 950 metres out, hung on well under pressure. |
2 | 4 | VICTORIAM (C186) | J Moreira | -- | Broke well, travelled just off the pace, commenced move entering home straight, kept on same pace without quickening in the run home. |
3 | 6 | HARDLY SWEARS (C025) | M L Yeung | H | Chased the leader in 3rd to straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
4 | 9 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | T H So | -- | Moderate start, settled mainly in midfield on the rail, 5th some 3L back turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening. |
5 | 7 | AURORA PEGASUS (C351) | Z Purton | TT | Not far off early, carried wide at the 1000 metres and travelled awkwardly in better than midfield in back straight, ran home one-paced. |
6 | 8 | HOME MADE (D069) | M F Poon | B/TT | Hampered at start, travelled keenly in last few on the rail, saved ground making home bend, kept on one pace without quickening under pressure in straight. |
7 | 2 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | K C Leung | B | Travelled keenly in midfield when mainly in 8th, went wide into home straight, one-paced in the run home. |
8 | 3 | MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) | B Shinn | B/TT | Settled in last few from a wide gate, switched out for a run entering home straight, ran home one-paced. |
9 | 12 | HAPPY WARRIOR (A313) | A Badel | CP | Soon taken across behind runners from a wide barrier, remained well behind to straight, fought on past well-beaten horses. |
10 | 1 | ETHIOPIAN YARN (C209) | L Hewitson | -- | Settled just better than midfield in 6th some 3L back, 5th leaving the Rock, hampered on straightening and made no further impression. |
11 | 11 | DIAMOND KING (S347) | H N Wong | V/TT | Began well from a wide gate, travelled wide without cover in forward of midfield, dropped to midfield rounding home bend and wider into the straight, never recovered. |
12 | 10 | SALTO OLIMPICO (A350) | C Y Ho | B | Lost considerable ground at start, always well behind and never seen with a chance. |
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 |