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Race 5 (078)

LEI YUE MUN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 HAPPY DAY (G119) C Y Ho B1/TT2 Average to begin, raced at rear, 8 lengths back in the middle stages, made very good progress in straight, led close home.
2 5 SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) Y L Chung -- Began well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, similar position on turn, kept to inside after straightening, hit the front 100M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late.
3 2 SAVVY DELIGHT (E386) H Bowman P/TT Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back turning in, angled out early in straight, finished off well to take a place, nearest finish.
4 11 CIRCUIT SEVEN (D474) M F Poon B/H/TT Made contact at start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, there to turn, showed good response early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
5 7 KING INVINCIBLE (H199) Z Purton TT2 Crowded start, raced towards rear, 6 lengths or so back turning in, no clear run until final 50M, made good progress thereafter.
6 4 KING ECCELLENTE (G264) L Hewitson B/XB Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide in midfield, found rail near 600M, angled out 350M, made some progress in straight.
7 1 SUPER COMMANDER (D350) L Ferraris V/TT Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, shared lead turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually final 50M.
8 8 KOWLOON EAST STAR (E158) K C Leung H/SR/TT Began awkwardly and made contact, sent forward to race prominently on the inside, shared lead turning in, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
9 12 ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) M Chadwick B/TT Bumped start, raced 3 wide better than midfield, 2 wide from 600M, angled out 350M, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
10 10 ACE TALENT (H046) A Badel H/PC/TT Bumped start, trapped wide in midfield, no cover throughout, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home.
11 3 G ONE EXCELLENT (E359) B Avdulla B/TT Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, failed to close off in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 9 SONIC PEGASUS (H279) M L Yeung B1 Taken back from gate 11, raced at tail, detached 600M, finished tailed off, unacceptable performance.
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