Happy Valley results · Wed, 21 Feb 2024
9 races · going GOOD · rail C+3
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 21 Feb 2024
KA YING SPIRIT R9 at 30.0 · surprise · WINNING DRAGON R7 at 12.0 · surprise · GOLDEN LUCK R1 at 10.0 · surprise · MR ASCENDENCY R2 at 8.4 · BON'S A PEARLA R8 at 6.6 · HAPPY FAT CAT R3 at 5.7 · GALVANIC R6 at 4.6 · TOMODACHI KOKOROE R4 at 4.0 · SERANGOON R5 at 4.0
Race 1 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by GOLDEN LUCK at 10.0 · 1:09.80 · sectionals 23.70 · 22.76 · 11.24 · 11.52 · 23.34 · 11.49 · 11.85
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GOLDEN LUCK (8) | L Hewitson | 11 | 124 | 1090 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Began smartly from gate 11, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on very well in straight, easily scored. | |||||||
| 2 | JOYFUL LIFE (9) | K C Leung | 3 | 122 | 1100 | Leader | 3.1 |
| Bumped on jumping, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | BEAU GOSSE (12) | M L Yeung | 2 | 116 | 1104 | Stalker | 5.8 |
| Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, travelled keenly in the middle stages, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | GLORY CLOUD (4) | H Bentley | 10 | 128 | 1055 | no history | 20.0 |
| Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear on the outside, 8 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made very good progress in straight to make frame, nearest finish. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 5 | YEABOI (10) | M Chadwick | 6 | 120 | 1114 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, closed off well without threatening. | |||||||
| 6 | KILINDINI (5) | A Atzeni | 12 | 128 | 1152 | Leader | 9.9 |
| Moderately away from the widest draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 50M. | |||||||
| 7 | HARMONY N HOME (11) | A Badel | 8 | 117 | 1078 | Closer | 11.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back, 3 wide after passing 500M, made some progress in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | SAVVY CHIC (1) | K Teetan | 4 | 135 | 1145 | Stalker | 5.7 |
| Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, kept on same pace in straight, checked close home. | |||||||
| 9 | PHILOS (6) | Y L Chung | 1 | 121 | 1145 | no history | 29.0 |
| Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | BRAVO WARRIOR (3) | C L Chau | 5 | 126 | 1014 | no history | 77.0 |
| Jumped well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. | |||||||
| 11 | ISLAND GOLDEN (7) | B Thompson | 7 | 125 | 1087 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 12 | WOOD ON FIRE (2) | E C W Wong | 9 | 123 | 1141 | Midfield | 33.0 |
| Slightly slow out, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back, no clear run early in straight, made no progress thereafter. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 1 · 1650m Turf
Won by MR ASCENDENCY at 8.4 · 1:40.13 · sectionals 29.66 · 24.29 · 23.69 · 11.94 · 11.75 · 22.49 · 11.18 · 11.31
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MR ASCENDENCY (7) | H Bentley | 7 | 119 | 1120 | Stalker | 8.4 |
| Raced outside the leader. Took lead on straightening, dashed away to win by over a length. | |||||||
| 2 | HAPPY TOGETHER (2) | A Badel | 3 | 134 | 1134 | Midfield | 3.1 |
| Race third last along rail in the small field. Came away from rail just before straightening, closed well to move to second in final stages. | |||||||
| 3 | NORDIC DRAGON (5) | B Avdulla | 1 | 122 | 1129 | Midfield | 7.0 |
| Had a soft run in midfield along the rail. Lay inwards early in the straight, slightly difficult to ride out late when closing off ok to finish third when beaten over 2L. | |||||||
| 4 | TELECOM FIGHTERS (1) | L Hewitson | 6 | 135 | 1121 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Pushed forward to lead. Joined & headed by the winner on straightening, gave a few length late. | |||||||
| 5 | RISING FROM ASHES (6) | K De Melo | 4 | 122 | 1006 | Midfield | 30.0 |
| Was crowded soon after the start & got back to last. Stayed nearer the rail in the straight but only battled to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | LA CITY BLANCHE (3) | Y L Chung | 2 | 124 | 1000 | Midfield | 7.6 |
| Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was ridden along from the 500m, shifted ground on straightening but weakened a length to finish second last. | |||||||
| 7 | DANCING CODE (4) | K Teetan | 5 | 122 | 1017 | Midfield | 2.5 |
| Taken back to race second last away from rail. Ridden along from the 500m, was the widest on straightening when still near tail, failed to run on in the straight & finished last (unable to quicken when pace increased –rider). | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by HAPPY FAT CAT at 5.7 · 1:10.00 · sectionals 23.67 · 22.83 · 11.19 · 11.64 · 23.50 · 11.63 · 11.87
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HAPPY FAT CAT (3) | M F Poon | 6 | 128 | 1093 | Leader | 5.7 |
| Jumped nicely, led in the race, made good progress inside 200M, closed off strongly. | |||||||
| 2 | HERCULES (8) | A Badel | 5 | 120 | 1068 | Midfield | 6.1 |
| Settled midfield, no clear run until near the 200M, responded well when asked. | |||||||
| 3 | HAYDAY (9) | M Chadwick | 2 | 119 | 1100 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Ridden hard to chase the leader, traveled smoothly, kept on well to hold 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | THE KHAN (5) | K Teetan | 11 | 127 | 1081 | no history | 9.6 |
| Was slow to jump, raced rear, slightly held up making the Turn, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 5 | WOODFIRE CHAMP (10) | A Atzeni | 9 | 119 | 996 | Closer | 17.0 |
| Sat worse than midfield 2 wide, traveled okay, switched out entering the Straight, made minor progress inside 150M. | |||||||
| 6 | GREAT ACHIEVER (4) | C L Chau | 3 | 126 | 1052 | Midfield | 6.2 |
| Settled behind midfield, was steadied and no clear run in the early Straight, ran on okay. | |||||||
| 7 | JOLLY COMPANION (2) | K C Leung | 7 | 131 | 1196 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, settled towards rear on the inside, closed off fairly. | |||||||
| 8 | ALLOY KING (11) | M L Yeung | 10 | 117 | 1122 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Sat handy, slightly weakened inside 150M, ran on fairly. | |||||||
| 9 | LAPRAS (7) | L Hewitson | 4 | 124 | 1067 | no history | 42.0 |
| Sat towards rear, no clear run in the early Straight until near the 200M, could not be quicken thereafter. | |||||||
| 10 | VALIANT ELEGANCE (12) | B Thompson | 8 | 115 | 1141 | Stalker | 7.7 |
| Settled in front of midfield, commenced to improve rounding the Turn, no impression in the Straight (Substantial mucus, Roarer previously reported). | |||||||
| 11 | ENFOLDED (1) | B Avdulla | 1 | 134 | 1074 | Closer | 36.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield, traveled only fairly, never a threat (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 12 | SHANGHAI STYLE (6) | Y L Chung | 12 | 120 | 1154 | no history | 9.6 |
| Sat handy, raced wide throughout, weakened and faded notably entering the Straight (Lost right hind plate). | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 1 · 1200m Turf
Won by TOMODACHI KOKOROE at 4.0 · 1:09.44 · sectionals 23.23 · 22.37 · 10.94 · 11.43 · 23.84 · 11.71 · 12.13
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | TOMODACHI KOKOROE (8) | K Teetan | 7 | 115 | 1171 | Leader | 4.0 |
| Raced outside the leader early and then 1,1 from about the 900m. Moved up to take narrow lead near 150m before digging deep in final stages to cling on and win by the narrowest possible margin. | |||||||
| 2 | BUNDLE OF CHARM (6) | A Badel | 5 | 119 | 1177 | Stalker | 5.6 |
| Raced in midfield away from the rail. Came wider from the 400m, closed strongly down the outside to share lead passing the 150m mark, tried hard but missed on the bob, beaten by the narrowest of margins on line. | |||||||
| 3 | BEAUTY CHARGE (7) | Y L Chung | 1 | 113 | 1101 | Midfield | 5.6 |
| Got back to race worse than midfield. Began closing strongly between runners passing 200m before being badly crowded & checked near 150m, regathered himself & charged to line to only be beaten half-length, should have won. | |||||||
| 4 | SON PAK FU (3) | C L Chau | 2 | 127 | 1225 | Midfield | 2.7 |
| Got back to race second last away from the rail. Came wider on straightening when sharing last place before closing strongly down the outside to be beaten only half a length into fourth in bunched finish. | |||||||
| 5 | ADIOS (2) | M F Poon | 4 | 129 | 1168 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Raced on the leaders back in middle stages. Bumped heavily near the 250m when held up for clear running on leaders heels & checked, got clear inside last furlong, closed off well, beaten just over a length in bunched finish. | |||||||
| 6 | MAJESTIC KNIGHT (5) | B Thompson | 8 | 120 | 1193 | Leader | 11.0 |
| Raced second away from rail. Shifted inwards on straightening & bumped heavily with rival, shifted outwards near the 150m hampering rival (rider suspended) before finishing steadily late, not be beaten far. | |||||||
| 7 | DUKE WAI (1) | A Atzeni | 6 | 135 | 1130 | Midfield | 21.0 |
| Taken back to last after the start. Shifted out to be the widest runner on straightening when sharing last place, made ground down the outside in the final stages but could only beat one rival home despite beaten only 1.5L. | |||||||
| 8 | KURPANY (4) | E C W Wong | 3 | 118 | 1175 | Leader | 23.0 |
| Showed customary early speed to lead. Joined 7 Headed by the winner near the 150m mark, weakened a few lengths to finish last albeit beaten only 3L. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf
Won by SERANGOON at 4.0 · 1:49.82 · sectionals 13.91 · 23.14 · 24.03 · 24.31 · 12.25 · 12.06 · 24.43 · 12.00 · 12.43
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | SERANGOON (4) | H Bentley | 1 | 130 | 1100 | Midfield | 4.0 |
| Shifted out at start and bumped, positioned in midfield on the inside, 3-1/2L back, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly to score by a narrow margin. | |||||||
| 2 | FOREVER GLORIOUS (7) | C L Chau | 11 | 125 | 1088 | Leader | 8.6 |
| Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home. | |||||||
| 3 | KYRUS UNICORN (10) | A Atzeni | 5 | 123 | 1103 | Midfield | 7.2 |
| Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 400M, finished off strongly to take a place, nearest on line. | |||||||
| 4 | CASA COSMO (9) | A Hamelin | 4 | 124 | 1047 | Midfield | 29.0 |
| Made contact at start, tracked leaders on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off well without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 5 | TAKE ACTION (5) | B Avdulla | 7 | 129 | 1154 | no history | 7.4 |
| Made contact at start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | MR ALADDIN (6) | K Teetan | 10 | 128 | 1086 | Stalker | 6.3 |
| Average to begin, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked on run 150M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | SUNNY BABY (11) | M L Yeung | 3 | 123 | 1109 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Crowded start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | PRECISE EXPRESS (1) | B Thompson | 6 | 135 | 1036 | Midfield | 21.0 |
| Crowded on jumping, raced at tail, saved ground throughout, 7 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | OWNERS' PRAISE (3) | K De Melo | 8 | 132 | 1256 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Taken back to race at rear on the outside, 6 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. | |||||||
| 10 | TURTLE AGAIN (12) | L Hewitson | 12 | 120 | 1192 | Midfield | 5.9 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out 450M, 6-1/2L back turning in, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 11 | ROBOT FIGHTER (8) | K C Leung | 2 | 125 | 1109 | Midfield | 35.0 |
| Crowded start, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight. (Lost left front plate.) | |||||||
| WV-A | PEGASUS GENERAL (2) | Y L Chung | — | 129 | — | Closer | — |
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by GALVANIC at 4.6 · 1:40.05 · sectionals 28.05 · 23.37 · 24.03 · 11.98 · 12.05 · 24.60 · 12.31 · 12.29
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GALVANIC (5) | K Teetan | 1 | 132 | 1074 | Stalker | 4.6 |
| Jumped well, pushed along early to hold the box seat, angled out in the Straight and ran on strongly, score comfortably. | |||||||
| 2 | SATIRICAL GLORY (7) | B Avdulla | 6 | 132 | 1201 | Leader | 4.3 |
| Broke nicely and quickly assumed the lead, kept on okay. | |||||||
| 3 | GALLANT VALOUR (1) | A Atzeni | 12 | 135 | 1098 | Stalker | 19.0 |
| Steadied after the start from a wide barrier, settled towards the rear, dashed home late final 100M. | |||||||
| 4 | DUBLIN STAR (11) | M Chadwick | 9 | 124 | 1271 | Midfield | 73.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, ran on fairly. | |||||||
| 5 | AMAZING BOY (12) | M L Yeung | 10 | 120 | 1088 | Midfield | 25.0 |
| Sat last, made some progress along the rail. | |||||||
| 6 | YOUNG VICTORY (8) | B Thompson | 5 | 132 | 1065 | Stalker | 66.0 |
| Settled worse than midfield on the rail, only one pace when asked. | |||||||
| 7 | WIN WIN FIGHTER (2) | L Hewitson | 7 | 135 | 1088 | Midfield | 8.3 |
| Settled behind midfield 3 wide with cover, switched out rounding the Home Turn, showed some dash in the early part of the Straight, run peaked final 150M. | |||||||
| 8 | MASTER HERO (6) | Y L Chung | 3 | 127 | 1126 | Leader | 6.4 |
| Broke alertly, settled midfield 2 wide, got shuffled back rounding the turn, held up early part of the Straight, stayed on once into the clear. | |||||||
| 9 | PERFETTO (3) | A Hamelin | 2 | 134 | 1080 | Closer | 10.0 |
| Settled midfield on the rail, made no impression. | |||||||
| 10 | NOBLE WIN (10) | M F Poon | 4 | 123 | 1178 | Midfield | 5.9 |
| Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, limited response in the Straight. (See Incident Report) (Roarer) | |||||||
| 11 | TOP TOP TEA (4) | E C W Wong | 11 | 124 | 1140 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Ridden along early to be on pace, sat outside leader at 1100M, weakened in the Straight. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 12 | V LOVE YOU (9) | K C Leung | 8 | 127 | 1093 | Stalker | 39.0 |
| Caught 3 wide no cover near midfield, never a factor. | |||||||
Race 7 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf
Won by WINNING DRAGON at 12.0 · 1:39.39 · sectionals 27.63 · 23.96 · 24.22 · 12.11 · 12.11 · 23.58 · 11.93 · 11.65
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | WINNING DRAGON (5) | B Avdulla | 3 | 124 | 1062 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Settled on rail 6th in midfield, gained some 1L closer leaving the Rock and saved ground turning for home, ran on under pressure to prevail in the bobbing of heads in a 3-way finish. | |||||||
| 2 | LOVERO (9) | Y L Chung | 4 | 111 | 1120 | Leader | 6.5 |
| Began well settling about 2L off the pace in 3rd turning into back straight, came to challenge upon straightening gaining slender advantage inside final 500 metres only to be pipped at the finish. | |||||||
| 3 | RED HARE KING (12) | A Badel | 2 | 115 | 1094 | Leader | 2.6 |
| Jumped well from a low draw but soon taken back to 5th some 4L off the pace in back straight, hung very wide making final turn, ran on resolutely to just fail to get up on line. | |||||||
| 4 | ESCAPE ROUTE (8) | H Bentley | 9 | 117 | 1071 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Settled in 7th in midfield, commenced move rounding home bend but did not find much room behind runners in straight until about 200 metres out, unable to quicken to challenge closing stages. | |||||||
| 5 | GALAXY WITNESS (1) | K Teetan | 7 | 135 | 1219 | Closer | 5.9 |
| Soon dropped to last few despite ridden early stages, commenced move approaching home turn swinging wide into straight, ran on well between runners, tightened on the line. | |||||||
| 6 | STAR CONTACT (7) | A Hamelin | 10 | 118 | 1200 | Stalker | 35.0 |
| Travelled 3-wide in last few early stages before settling in 9th 2-wide in back straight, one of the widest turning for home, made up good ground under pressure despite inconvenienced 250 metres out. | |||||||
| 7 | PRIME MINISTER (2) | K C Leung | 5 | 130 | 1156 | Closer | 23.0 |
| Settled towards rear on rail after moderate start, commenced move over 800 metres out and snuck within 2L of pace early in straight, had no more to give inside final 200 metres. | |||||||
| 8 | TOURBILLON PRINCE (4) | L Hewitson | 8 | 124 | 1168 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Pressed forward from a poor draw to take up running on the rail rounding first bend setting a sound pace, led until unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 200 metres. | |||||||
| 9 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (10) | M Chadwick | 6 | 115 | 1016 | no history | 21.0 |
| Midfield early, pulled forward rounding first bend before settling in 4th about 2L off the pace into back straight, unable to sustain inside final 400 metres. | |||||||
| 10 | LOYAL BABY (11) | M L Yeung | 12 | 115 | 1173 | Stalker | 93.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly from the widest draw before settling at the back, remained in last into straight, only ran past well-beaten horses. | |||||||
| 11 | I AM THE BOSS (3) | B Thompson | 1 | 124 | 1120 | no history | 19.0 |
| Began well from the one draw settling just off the pace, came under pressure rounding home bend, weakened noticeably after straightening. | |||||||
| 12 | MASTER OF FORTUNE (6) | M F Poon | 11 | 117 | 1240 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Taken well behind from a poor draw, never seen with a chance. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by BON'S A PEARLA at 6.6 · 1:09.44 · sectionals 23.45 · 22.51 · 10.99 · 11.52 · 23.48 · 11.72 · 11.76
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | BON'S A PEARLA (7) | A Badel | 1 | 128 | 1130 | Closer | 6.6 |
| From draw 1 maintained a midfield position along the fence, worked into the race well 400M, led inside 100M to win in good style. | |||||||
| 2 | COPARTNER AMBITION (3) | A Atzeni | 3 | 132 | 1120 | Stalker | 3.2 |
| Away well, restrained to race ahead of mid-division 4Ls back, wide into straight, worked home strongly to claim 2nd near line without troubling the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | WINNING ICEY (5) | K Teetan | 4 | 131 | 1160 | Midfield | 8.4 |
| Jumped only fairly, settled behind midfield, held up 300M-250M then came with a decent finish to go 3rd near line. | |||||||
| 4 | HARMONY N BLESSED (6) | K C Leung | 2 | 129 | 1191 | Leader | 8.1 |
| Emerged as leader passing 900M and set decent pace to straight, all out final 250M, caught by winner inside 100M, edged out to 4th near line. | |||||||
| 5 | WONDER KIT (1) | L Hewitson | 6 | 135 | 1098 | Stalker | 5.4 |
| Jumped on terms, tracked leaders in a race ran at good pace, moved up to 2nd 400M, fought hard under top weight but peaked on its run mid-straight. | |||||||
| 6 | GOKO WIN (11) | M Chadwick | 8 | 127 | 1060 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Crowded after the start and soon towards rear, had the job ahead 400M, closed off moderately but was held up inside 100M and not ridden out to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | ASTROLOGER (2) | B Thompson | 7 | 134 | 1168 | Stalker | 67.0 |
| Crowded after the start, settled in 2nd half of the field 5Ls off leader, little change at the turn but lacked a kick on straightening. Comfortably held by leaders final 200M. | |||||||
| 8 | NEVER TOO SOON (10) | K De Melo | 12 | 122 | 1111 | Midfield | 24.0 |
| Taken back from wide draw, settled near last 7Ls off the pace, ran on mildly when asked, steadied passing 100M and not ridden out to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | GRATEFUL HEART (9) | H Bentley | 9 | 123 | 1127 | Midfield | 23.0 |
| Switched off to race at the rear, 8Ls off leader on settling, had to make up a lot of ground at the 400M but ran past beaten horses only. | |||||||
| 10 | BEAUTY GLORY (12) | Y L Chung | 5 | 111 | 1161 | Leader | 15.0 |
| Maintained position just off the lead, 4th at 600M, failed to pick up under pressure ,checked after 200M but was already beaten then. | |||||||
| 11 | MAGNIAC (4) | K H Chan | 10 | 126 | 1207 | Leader | 16.0 |
| From draw 10 worked through to sit just off the pace, there to pounce 300M but failed to get into the finish. | |||||||
| 12 | PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (8) | E C W Wong | 11 | 117 | 1184 | Stalker | 55.0 |
| From draw 11 caught racing wide without cover in mid-division, dragged further back making the home turn, not able to finish the race off on straightening. | |||||||
| WV | EXCELLENT PEERS (0) | M Chadwick | — | 117 | — | Midfield | — |
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1000m Turf
Won by KA YING SPIRIT at 30.0 · 56.95 · sectionals 12.62 · 21.46 · 10.29 · 11.17 · 22.87 · 11.33 · 11.54
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | KA YING SPIRIT (4) | K H Chan | 5 | 120 | 1171 | Midfield | 30.0 |
| Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on very well in straight, easily scored. | |||||||
| 2 | HEROIC MASTER (3) | K Teetan | 4 | 127 | 1068 | Stalker | 3.7 |
| Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 350M, very wide into straight, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | ATOMIC ENERGY (9) | Y L Chung | 9 | 114 | 1024 | Stalker | 6.7 |
| Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2-1/2L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening. | |||||||
| 4 | HAPPY UNITED (5) | B Avdulla | 2 | 124 | 1121 | Stalker | 2.9 |
| Fast into stride, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, same position on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually approaching final 50M. | |||||||
| 5 | GREAT STATE (2) | K De Melo | 3 | 131 | 1087 | no history | 21.0 |
| Began only fairly, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, 2 wide from 450M, made minor progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. | |||||||
| 6 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (6) | H Bentley | 8 | 122 | 1080 | Closer | 13.0 |
| Crowded shortly after start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | HOSS (12) | B Thompson | 10 | 115 | 1110 | Midfield | 57.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, made some progress thereafter. | |||||||
| 8 | MA COMET (10) | L Hewitson | 7 | 119 | 1144 | no history | 8.0 |
| Crowded shortly after start, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually final 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (1) | A Badel | 11 | 135 | 1199 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 wide at rear, there to turn, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | SUMMIT CHEERS (7) | A Atzeni | 12 | 121 | 1208 | Midfield | 35.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, weakened final 100M. | |||||||
| 11 | ROMANTIC NOVELIST (11) | M Chadwick | 1 | 118 | 1077 | no history | 26.0 |
| Average to begin, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, steadied near 350M, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (8) | A Hamelin | 6 | 120 | 1095 | no history | 87.0 |
| Crowded shortly after the start, raced in midfield on the outside, very wide entering straight and lost place, weakened final furlong. | |||||||
| WV | ALLGREEKTOME (0) | L Ferraris | — | 121 | — | Leader | — |