





Race 8 (128)
PO CHONG WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | GRATEFUL HEART (D278) | A Badel | CP/TT | Chased leader 2-wide, moved up well to take the lead mid-straight, kept on final stages to hold off fast finishing 2nd. |
2 | 5 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | Z Purton | B | Held up 2-wide in midfield, picked up well from 300M and closing on winner with every stride, nearest finish. |
3 | 1 | CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) | K H Chan | CP1/TT | Tracked leaders, chased hard on straightening, drifted out under pressure final 200M, got up for 3rd near line. |
4 | 6 | FLYING BONUS (B433) | K Teetan | -- | Soon led, pushed out 400M, headed mid-straight, fought on to the line, edged out to 4th in photo. |
5 | 2 | WIND N GRASS (D197) | N Callan | TT | Settled down midfield, responded fairly turning home, couldn't get closer to leaders in the run home. |
6 | 10 | CUE THE MUSIC (C495) | J Moreira | B/TT | Held up behind mid-division, wide into straight, kept on fairly, not going the pace to challenge leaders. |
7 | 7 | PRINCE OF GEMS (C031) | A Hamelin | TT | Settled down just ahead of midfield, reluctant to maintain position 600M, couldn't finish off. (Jockey : did not appreciate racing at Happy Valley for the first time.) |
8 | 3 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | C Wong | B/TT | Held up in rear pair, 8Ls off the pace 400M, stayed on past beaten horses only, not reached leaders. |
9 | 9 | AMAZING KIWI (D068) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Chased leaders in 4th, came under pressure nearing 400M, dropped away turning in. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
10 | 4 | LUCKY MARYKNOLL (E024) | B Shinn | -- | Held up towards the rear, driven out 350M but failed to respond to riding. |
11 | 8 | SHADOW RUNNER (D463) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from widest barrier, settled last, failed to finish off on straightening. |
12 | 12 | CANTSTOPTHEFEELING (C432) | H W Lai | B/TT | Towards the rear, couldn't go on final 400M, very weak in the finish. |
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 |