Race 8 (496)
BAKER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 2 | WIND N GRASS (D197) | K Teetan | TT | Dropped back early to obtain cover, settle near last 7Ls off the pace, into clear 300M, closed off strongly to get up near line. |
2 | 6 | KINDA COOL (D297) | Z Purton | B | Steadied early stages to find cover, held up behind midfield, driven along 400M, ran on well on straightening, couldn't hold off winner late. |
3 | 7 | ALCARI (A354) | R Maia | V | Began awkwardly, eased back to last from wide draw, still 6-7Ls to make up at 400M, rallied home strongly to take 3rd before line, nearest finish. |
4 | 4 | CAPITAL STAR (E201) | J Moreira | -- | Strode forward to lead, pressed by rival during race, kept on well in straight, run ended 100M, caught by first 3 late. (Jockey : had rival racing directly to its outside, did not believe the horse was disappointing.) |
5 | 1 | STANLEY PARK (C446) | B Shinn | B | Chased leaders 2-wide, kept on steadily over final 300M, not pace to seriously challenge. |
6 | 10 | WHAT A LEGEND (C004) | C Y Ho | B | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, kept on mildly turning home, no threat to leaders final 150M. |
7 | 12 | STARZ HERO (D420) | H T Mo | B | Taken back to race near the rear, last turning for home, stayed on final 300M without threatening leaders. |
8 | 11 | SUPER POWER MAN (D072) | M Chadwick | -- | Began well, up with early pace before settling ahead of midfield, kept on same pace on straightening, no threat to leaders. |
9 | 9 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | A Hamelin | B | Reserved in midfield 4Ls off leaders, held ground early in the straight, one paced and no threat from 200M. (Mucus.) |
10 | 3 | CALIFORNIA CONCORD (D067) | N Callan | B/TT | Moved up to press the pace on outside, fought hard to hold its position early straight, no extra 150M, weakened away. |
11 | 5 | BEAUTY AMIGO (C124) | M F Poon | B | Jumped well from draw 1, sat behind leaders, responded fairly turning home, faded mid-straight. |
12 | 8 | MERIDIAN GENIUS (C067) | K C Leung | CP | Settled behind mid-division 5-6Ls away, badly unbalanced top of the straight then eased. Unrepresentative run. |
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 |