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Race 8 (195)
KWUN TONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 10 | EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) | L Hewitson | E/TT | Settled down in midfield along the inside, crept closer to leaders home turn, quickened to lead 150M, continued on well towards the line. |
2 | 2 | RED MAJESTY (E028) | K H Chan | B/TT | From draw 1 moved up to track leaders, fought on steadily final 300M, held by winner towards the finish. (Jockey dropped whip 200M.) |
3 | 1 | SPIRITED EXPRESS (G356) | H Bowman | B | Towards the rear, switched to 3-wide entering back straight, stayed on well and did best work late final 200M, nearest finish. |
4 | 9 | STORM LEGEND (G139) | J McNeil | CP1 | Restrained behind midfield, badly held up for clear running rounding the home turn, ran on well final 300M, nearest finish. |
5 | 6 | MAJESTIC VICTORY (E441) | Y L Chung | TT | Unable to slot in from draw 11, raced 3-wide in midfield, wide into straight, closed off mildly over final 300M. |
6 | 5 | EN POINTE (G009) | C L Chau | CP | Tracked leader, hit the lead early straight, caught by winner 150M, no extra and faded towards the line. |
7 | 3 | DYNAMIC SPIRIT (G294) | C Y Ho | TT | Dropped back from draw 12, waited with near the rear, driven wide into straight, stayed on without threat. |
8 | 4 | ZONE D (D415) | Z Purton | H/P/TT | Began fairly and settled towards the rear, niggled along 600M, closed off only fairly before awkwardly placed final 50M. (Jockey unable to explain for the poor run / Blood in trachea.) |
9 | 11 | KEEN UNITY (G298) | M Chadwick | B/TT1 | From wide draw taken across behind runners, raced at the rear 10Ls off the pace at one stage, came under pressure 600M, made limited progress in the straight. |
10 | 8 | JADE PHOENIX (D179) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Crossed to the lead nearing 1200M, came under pressure prior to home turn, headed top of straight, weakened noticeably. (Jockey : didn't travel comfortably in the race.) |
11 | 7 | DR WINNING (G053) | S De Sousa | P-/TT | Jumped on terms, up with early pace before dropping back to a midfield spot, under heavy pressure home turn, soon beaten. (Blood in trachea.) |
12 | 12 | NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE (G069) | C Wong | B-/XB/CP1/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover chasing leaders, struggled to keep up 600M, gave ground before reaching home straight. (Jockey questioned re riding tactics) |
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 |