Race 4 (830)
SUNG TAK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | XPONENTIAL (D049) | C L Chau | SR-/B2/TT | Ridden forward from second widest gate & raced outside the leader. Moved up to assume lead near the 125m before continuing on to hold 1L advantage on line. |
2 | 10 | FORTUNE HAPPINESS (B128) | R Maia | B | Shifted across to midfield after the start bit was left racing three wide & without cover throughout. Moved to third place soon after cornering before closing off well to move to second in late stages despite wide passage. |
3 | 4 | HAPPY PROFIT (E160) | C Y Ho | CP1/TT | Raced in midfield on rail throughout. Moved into clear running on straightening before closing off strongly in last furlong to be fast finishing third. |
4 | 3 | HERO STAR (D033) | K C Leung | TT | Showed early speed to lead. Headed & passed by winner near the 125m mark before over-run for minor placing in final stages. |
5 | 11 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | V Borges | TT | Raced just worse than midfield between runners throughout. Hampered & lost ground when rival horse fell near 500m, entered last section 5L behind before finishing well down outside to be 2L behind. Good given circumstances. |
6 | 6 | GOOD SHOT (C364) | H Bentley | XB | Obtained nice position on leaders back throughout. Entered last section only 2L behind before doing not much in the straight & weakening a length or so to midfield. |
7 | 5 | FLYING SWORD (C463) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Raced 1,1 throughout early & middle stages. Crowded & lost ground near the 500m mark before entering last section 4L behind. Failed to improve in straight & was never a threat. |
8 | 2 | DAILY BEAUTY (D070) | J Moreira | B/TT | Steadied early before niggled along to hold rearward position. Continued rearward before being badly checked & losing ground behind fallen rival at 500m. Gave further ground in straight but never in contention after incident. |
9 | 12 | SINCERE BOY (D318) | H T Mo | B | Had no speed at start & raced second last on rail. Continued near rear before being checked & losing a length or two near 500m before weakening out poorly in the straight to be long way behind. |
10 | 8 | MASTER OF FUN (E080) | T Piccone | H2 | Reared at start & lost ground before rejoining field near the 1000m. Continued last before being badly checked & losing significant ground behind fallen rival near 500m before being eased out of race. Forget run. |
FE | 1 | ISLAND SHINE (D040) | K Teetan | B | Had no early speed before getting position just worse than midfield when racing three wide with cover. Clipped heels near the 500m mark & fell heavily. Vet inspection post-race revealed horse to be lame. |
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 |