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Race 1 (379)

BOWEN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 LORIZ (C036) C Y Ho B Commenced well from gate 9, tracked leaders, 2 wide, similar position on turn, hard ridden 300M, showed very good response, hit the front 100M, kept on strongly to the line.
2 12 RAGING BLAZE (E258) V Borges TT Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, no clear run early in straight, raced tight 200M, cleared 150M, closed off well to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 6 EUROMISSILE (E277) Z Purton B/XB Began only fairly, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, angled out 450M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take a place, nearest on line.
4 5 ALLOY KING (D287) H Bentley V Jumped well, took the early lead, headed 1050M, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield in the middle stages, wider from 400M, closed off well to make frame without threatening.
5 9 HEAVENLY THOUGHT (C163) A Hamelin B Away well, bumped approaching 1100M, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 400M, made some progress in straight.
6 10 SHENRON (E284) M F Poon V/XB Shifted in at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 800M, retook the lead after passing 600M, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter.
7 11 TRAVEL GLORY (E170) K Teetan B Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, bumped and unbalanced near 200M, no clear run 150M to 50M, ran on evenly thereafter.
8 7 VIVA A LA (G282) A Badel H/P/TT Began awkwardly, raced at tail, 9 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight.
9 3 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) K H Chan H/P Began fairly, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, took the lead near 800M, headed 600M, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
10 4 FORTUNE HERO (D245) H N Wong B/TT Moderately away from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the outside, found rail near 450M, 7 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, one-paced thereafter.
PU 8 WINS ALL (C388) L Hewitson B-/TT Away with them, raced in midfield on the outside, went amiss near 800M and was eased down.
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