Race 8 (680)
MA WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 12 | LOYAL BABY (E130) | M Chadwick | TT | From draw 1 took up a prominent position tracking the pace, loomed behind leaders 400M, quickened up well to lead mid-straight, edged clear towards the line. |
2 | 5 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | B Shinn | B/TT | Began well and led early stages, tracked leader from 1200M, every chance on straightening, stayed on well to take 2nd final stages. |
3 | 10 | CALIFORNIA SKY (G146) | A Badel | H/TT | Always prominent, chased leader 2-wide from 1200M, moved up 450M vying for the lead, fought hard but not finishing pace of first 2 final 150M. |
4 | 6 | NOTHING NEW (E127) | Z Purton | H/P/XB | Went forward, crossed to the lead 1200M, joined by rival 450M, vied for the lead until passing 200M, grudgingly gave way late stages. |
5 | 3 | CROSSFORD (G068) | L Currie | H/P | In 5th place chasing leaders, 4Ls off the pace entering final turn, took time to muster on straightening, did best work late to be nearest at the line. |
6 | 1 | AMAZING ONE PLUS (D173) | C L Chau | P/XB/TT | Held up in midfield along the inside, 6Ls off the pace middle stages, kept on steadily final 300M but always held by leaders. |
7 | 4 | PACKING AWARD (E264) | K Teetan | H | From wide draw shifted across to race near the rear, made home turn awkwardly before finding disappointingly little in the straight. (Jockey : didn't travel as comfortably as it had for him in the past.) |
8 | 7 | VIVA HUNTER (E369) | K C Leung | B | Fractious in stalls, stumbled badly at the start, ended up towards the rear and racing keenly early stages, couldn't muster the speed to challenge turning for home, never threatened. |
9 | 8 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | A Hamelin | B | Began awkwardly and was then shifted across behind runners to obtain cover, raced at the tail throughout, ran past beaten horses only on straightening, never reach leaders. |
10 | 2 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | K H Chan | TT | Slow to begin, settled down towards the rear, bustled along 600M but didn't respond to urging, never going the pace to challenge. |
11 | 9 | PACKING FAMOUS (E381) | C Y Ho | B/TT | From draw 8 unable to slot in, caught racing wide no cover behind midfield from 1200M, couldn't finish off on straightening. |
12 | 11 | RECIPROCATION (G002) | H Bentley | XB/TT | Held up 2-wide in midfield, lay out after 1300M, came under serious pressure 500M, soon gave ground and out of contention. |
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 |