Race 5 (192)
NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | SUNNY DELIGHT (E339) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Average to begin, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, same margin back on turn, hard ridden 300M, hit the front 150M, kept on strongly to the line and scored. |
2 | 2 | WIN WIN FIGHTER (E347) | H Bowman | -- | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 400M, finished off strongly to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
3 | 1 | SPICY GRILL (D159) | C L Chau | B/TT | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, 7 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, 2 wide from 450M, no clear run early in straight, cleared 100M, closed off well to take a place without threatening. |
4 | 6 | LIFELINE VISION (E318) | K C Leung | CP | Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2-1/2L back on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
5 | 9 | TAILOR MADE (C522) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, commenced move approaching 450M, very wide into straight, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
6 | 5 | RIGHT AS RAIN (G037) | L Currie | B | Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly thereafter. (Blood in trachea.) (See Racing Incidents.) |
7 | 4 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | Z Purton | B/XB | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/4L, travelled comfortably to turn, showed limited response early in straight, headed 150M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
8 | 11 | CHARIZARD (B463) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, no clear run inside final furlong. |
9 | 3 | VIVA POPCORN (D307) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back, hard ridden 450M, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
10 | 8 | TRIUMPHANT RETURN (G320) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Bumped start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
11 | 12 | JIANGXI STAMINA (D051) | V Borges | B/TT | Began awkwardly and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, 7 lengths back, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight. |
12 | 7 | GREAT BRILLIANT (G287) | H W Lai | B | Moderately away from a wide draw, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover, 2 lengths back, unable to maintain position from 600M, emptied and eased final 400M. |
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 |