Race 8 (416)
FO TAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | PING HAI GALAXY (C377) | M F Poon | -- | Never far off from the pace, travelled well in 5th making the turn for home, quickened up well to lead passing 100M, firmly in control late stages. (Trainer questioned re improved performance.) |
2 | 11 | DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) | J Moreira | B-/V1/TT | Jumped well from inside draw, tracked leaders, responded well on straightening, not pace of winner final 150M, clear 2nd. |
3 | 4 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | Z Purton | B/TT | Jumped on terms, restrained in midfield, driven along passing 500M, ran on well down outside to go 3rd near line. |
4 | 3 | GREEN REIGN (D140) | C Y Ho | B | In mid-division just over 4Ls behind leader in a fast run race, ran on steadily in the straight, held by first 2, narrowly missed out on 3rd. |
5 | 1 | CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) | K Teetan | TT | Pressed forward from draw 12, tracked leader on outside in a fast run race, hampered top of straight, chased steadily until out-finished final 100M. |
6 | 10 | VICTORY IN HAND (C103) | A Badel | TT | Crossed to the lead from draw 9, led them at good pace, couldn't shake off rivals early straight, headed 150M, no extra close home. |
7 | 6 | JADE THEATRE (A040) | K C Leung | B | Held up towards the rear, responded fairly in straight, never reached contention. |
8 | 8 | WHAT A LEGEND (C004) | C Schofield | B | Obtained a good run behind the speed, shifted out 500M to make his run, found less than expected in the finish, gave ground final 100M. |
9 | 7 | SHOUSON (C326) | G van Niekerk | B | Began fairly, taken across behind runners and travelled in the rear further back than intend, couldn't finish off over final 400M, never in the picture. |
10 | 12 | FRESH POWER (B067) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Dropped back to near last on settling, 8Ls to make up 400M, made no progress. |
11 | 2 | ANONYMA (C496) | L Hewitson | TT | Settled down ahead of midfield, pushed along from home turn, soon beaten on straightening. |
12 | 5 | COPARTNER SPIRIT (D175) | H T Mo | H/XB/B1 | Began awkwardly lost ground, towards the rear 6-7Ls away, dropped away rapidly turning home, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
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 |