





Race 8 (340)
CONNAUGHT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 8 | HONG KONG WIN (C333) | J Moreira | B | Crossed to a 2-wide spot tracking the pace, quickened up strongly passing 300M, strode well clear 150M winning by dominant margin |
2 | 11 | G UNIT (C329) | G van Niekerk | -- | Jumped well, chased leaders, lacked winner's turn of foot from 300M, kept on steadily for non-threatening 2nd. |
3 | 3 | HARMONY AND RICH (D110) | T Piccone | H | Settled down in 5th just ahead of mid-division, kept on final 300M to take 3rd without threatening the runaway winner. |
4 | 6 | FLYING GENIUS (D071) | K Teetan | TT | Went forward to be sharing the lead on inside, couldn't hold off winner 250M, ran home one paced final 200M. |
5 | 1 | HEART CONQUERED (D174) | S De Sousa | XB | Strode forward after the start, shared lead on outside, outpaced by leaders passing 300M, no longer a threat from mid-straight. |
6 | 12 | THE RUNNER (D042) | L Hewitson | B | Began awkwardly, pushed along to hold a midfield spot along the fence, kept on fairly in the straight, never able to challenge. |
7 | 5 | MASSIVE POCKET (B246) | C Y Ho | XB | Caught wide down the back straight, steadied to a position near the rear entering home turn, wide into straight, made limited progress, never involved. |
8 | 10 | BEAUT BEAUT (A315) | A Badel | H/V | Taken back on wide draw, settled back in last 7Ls behind leaders, ran past beaten rivals in the straight, never reached leaders. |
9 | 2 | JUMBO HAPPINESS (V315) | N Callan | -- | Dropped back to near last, pushed along 500M, couldn't go on. No impression on leaders. |
10 | 9 | UNIQUE TREASURE (C141) | M L Yeung | XB-/H | Slightly slow away, settled in midfield, made the turn awkwardly after 600M, soon beaten on straightening. |
11 | 4 | THE WEATHERMAN (D058) | K C Leung | P- | Held up 3-wide towards the rear, 6Ls off the pace 400M, struggled home, well beaten. |
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 |