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Race 6 (248)

NIGHTJAR HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 FLYING SILVER (E478) Z Purton CP/TT Sat just behind the leader on the rail until angled out to 2 wide near 900M, pressed on at 500M and ran on well when under pressured, won comfortably
2 4 SMILING TIME (E235) L Ferraris V/TT Got squeezed after the start, moved towards the rail and settled midfield, improved through the rail and stayed on well to grab 2nd.
3 5 HAPPY ANGEL (G133) C L Chau B Broke smartly from the inside barrier and sat behind the speed on the rail, angled out at 350M, kept on well but cannot threaten the top two. (Rider dropped his whip)
4 3 RAINBOW LIGHT (E051) L Hewitson B/TT Ridden along early to assume the lead, kept on okay early in the straight but weakened inside 100M.
5 10 PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) C Y Ho SR/TT Steadied and moved across from a wide barrier to sit near the rear on the rail, switched to 2 wide at 850M and angled out rounding the home turn, stayed on only fairly.
6 6 FLYING MOJITO (G412) H Bowman XB Settled near the rear 2 wide, moved to 3 wide to improve at 800M, only one pace in the straight.
7 8 PACKING MONKEYKING (G390) K C Leung -- Sat behind midfield near the rail, moved to 2 wide at 850M and was short of room when trying to improve, make only minor progress in the straight
8 12 OWNERS' STAR (B427) M F Poon B Settled last after being steadied from a wide barrier, improved near the rail, made some ground.
9 1 KEEN UNITY (G298) K Teetan B/TT- Travelled keenly early, settled midfield 2 wide, under pressured at 450M and made no impression.
10 11 ALL IS READY (G042) J McNeil B/XB2 Settled 2 wide behind the speed, weakened at 250M.
11 7 BELL OF HAPPINESS (G178) H T Mo B-/H1/TT1 Sat behind midfield 2 wide, ridden along at 700M but no response, never a threat.
12 2 NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE (G069) A Hamelin CP/XB/TT Settled near the rear 2 wide, hard ridden at 500M and soon faded.
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