Happy Valley results · Wed, 27 Nov 2024
9 races · going GOOD · rail C+3
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 27 Nov 2024
TURIN WARRIOR R3 at 16.0 · surprise · PLENTIFUL R2 at 7.4 · AFFORDABLE R4 at 7.1 · GALLANT VALOUR R6 at 6.8 · ROCKET SPADE R9 at 6.5 · FATAL BLOW R5 at 5.0 · BEAUTY DESTINY R7 at 4.8 · HEALTHY HEALTHY R8 at 3.9 · ME TIME R1 at 3.0
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1800m Turf
Won by ME TIME at 3.0 · 1:49.02 · sectionals 13.53 · 22.72 · 24.19 · 24.28 · 12.22 · 12.06 · 24.30 · 12.11 · 12.19
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ME TIME (1) | Z Purton | 3 | 133 | 1039 | Midfield | 3.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, commenced move after passing 450M, bumped early in straight, finished off strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | GO GO GO (2) | E C W Wong | 9 | 125 | 1128 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Began well, sat 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, angled out 400M, bumped early in straight, took the lead 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 100M. | |||||||
| 3 | SUNNY BABY (11) | B Thompson | 1 | 120 | 1143 | Midfield | 25.0 |
| Began well, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. (Lame right front leg next day.) | |||||||
| 4 | RUNNING AHEAD (6) | L Hewitson | 6 | 127 | 1058 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced 2 wide towards rear in the early stages, 3 wide from 800M, 5 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. (Blood in trachea.) | |||||||
| 5 | TURTLE AGAIN (8) | K C Leung | 2 | 125 | 1200 | Midfield | 8.7 |
| Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the inside, 2 wide from 850M, 4 lengths back turning in, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 125M. | |||||||
| 6 | HARRY'S HERO (9) | M Chadwick | 4 | 122 | 1080 | Midfield | 6.1 |
| Made contact at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, sent forward after passing 900M, shared lead on turn, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | MISTER FOX (7) | M F Poon | 11 | 123 | 1052 | Midfield | 32.0 |
| Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, angled out 450M, very wide entering straight and dropped towards rear, made no impression in the run home. | |||||||
| 8 | CHATEAU LE PECHE (5) | C L Chau | 5 | 127 | 1043 | Stalker | 4.4 |
| Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 650M, carried wider 450M, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | SUPER HONG KONG (3) | Y L Chung | 8 | 128 | 1044 | Midfield | 32.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened and eased final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | NOT A FEW (4) | L Ferraris | 7 | 130 | 1031 | Midfield | 9.4 |
| Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, shared lead with rival from 500M, peaked and headed 400M, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 11 | TELECOM BULLET (10) | K De Melo | 10 | 121 | 1100 | Midfield | 90.0 |
| Shifted out at start and bumped, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, dropped to 3rd 650M, peaked on turn, eased early in straight. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 5 · 1000m Turf
Won by PLENTIFUL at 7.4 · 57.48 · sectionals 12.48 · 21.23 · 10.23 · 11.00 · 23.77 · 11.80 · 11.97
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | PLENTIFUL (10) | A Atzeni | 3 | 123 | 1097 | Leader | 7.4 |
| Recovered from sluggish start to track pace. Improved to challenge at 200m line and on top final 75m. | |||||||
| 2 | HAPPY HORSE (4) | M Chadwick | 4 | 134 | 1117 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Close up throughout against rail. Every chance final 200m but winner too strong. | |||||||
| 3 | WIND SPEEDER (12) | M L Yeung | 5 | 118 | 1068 | Closer | 7.6 |
| Raced in mid-field. Under pressure from 300m out and stayed on final 100m to get close. | |||||||
| 4 | SPEEDY FORTUNE (2) | M F Poon | 2 | 133 | 1062 | Stalker | 4.9 |
| Tracked pace. Sticking to task when nudged and slightly hampered late on. | |||||||
| 5 | CIRCUIT TEN (7) | C Y Ho | 1 | 131 | 1031 | Midfield | 6.7 |
| Ridden from the off to hold a mid-field position but responded and stayed on final 150m. | |||||||
| 6 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (1) | C L Chau | 7 | 133 | 1055 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Raced in last place until halfway after slow start. Got no room at all when trying to improve up rail final 200m and finished with plenty of running left. | |||||||
| 7 | ACE TALENT (6) | E C W Wong | 11 | 124 | 1039 | Leader | 12.0 |
| Caught wide throughout in mid-field and one paced home straight. | |||||||
| 8 | FLYING PHANTOM (5) | Z Purton | 6 | 133 | 1032 | Midfield | 7.5 |
| Waited with towards rear. Making some headway when meeting brief trouble 100m out and never on terms. | |||||||
| 9 | GOODMANSHIP (11) | H Bentley | 10 | 121 | 1187 | Midfield | 51.0 |
| Pushed along by halfway after held up and never dangerous. | |||||||
| 10 | GUSTY FIGHTER (3) | L Hewitson | 9 | 134 | 1082 | Stalker | 44.0 |
| Raced wide towards rear and no impression under pressure final 250m. | |||||||
| 11 | DIAMOND SOARS (9) | L Ferraris | 8 | 124 | 1202 | Leader | 7.1 |
| Raced prominently until weakening final 150m. | |||||||
| 12 | PHILOS (8) | Y L Chung | 12 | 123 | 1143 | Leader | 47.0 |
| Made running but weakened quickly once headed 200m out. | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by TURIN WARRIOR at 16.0 · 1:41.10 · sectionals 29.05 · 23.99 · 24.33 · 12.03 · 12.30 · 23.73 · 11.91 · 11.82
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | TURIN WARRIOR (6) | Z Purton | 10 | 128 | 1120 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| Sat worse than midfield on the rail, traveled smoothly, responded nicely when asked. | |||||||
| 2 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (7) | B Avdulla | 6 | 126 | 1191 | Stalker | 5.4 |
| Settled midfield, traveled comfortably, taken wide rounding the Turn, just missed. | |||||||
| 3 | CLASSIC CENTURY (5) | L Ferraris | 2 | 129 | 1219 | no history | 6.0 |
| Sat on pace, traveled okay, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 4 | DRAGON DELIGHT (10) | E C W Wong | 4 | 114 | 1125 | Leader | 4.2 |
| Blundered shortly after the start, ridden hard to lead, weakened near the 200M. | |||||||
| 5 | AMAZING AWARD (9) | B Thompson | 8 | 123 | 1044 | Closer | 23.0 |
| Blundered on jumping, became unbalanced traveled fairly, finished off okay. | |||||||
| 6 | SILVER KING (3) | K C Leung | 3 | 132 | 1178 | Leader | 35.0 |
| Sat in front of midfield, was taken wide rounding the Turn, one pace to the finish. | |||||||
| 7 | TO INFINITY (8) | H Bowman | 1 | 126 | 1024 | Midfield | 7.0 |
| Sat midfield, held up entering the Straight, could not be ridden out when there was no clear run over the concluding stages. | |||||||
| 8 | ESCAPE ROUTE (2) | J McDonald | 11 | 134 | 1076 | Stalker | 7.0 |
| Sat towards rear, traveled fairly, no impression (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 9 | GOLD TACK (12) | A Badel | 12 | 120 | 1041 | Closer | 12.0 |
| Sat rear, raced rear, limited response when asked. | |||||||
| 10 | HANDSOME BOMB (1) | C L Chau | 9 | 133 | 1031 | Stalker | 25.0 |
| Settled behind midfield, switched out rounding the Turn, could not finish the race off (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 11 | HAPPY AGAIN (4) | M Chadwick | 7 | 131 | 1232 | no history | 22.0 |
| Shared the lead, crowded entering the Straight, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 12 | MILES AWAY (11) | C Y Ho | 5 | 121 | 1073 | Leader | 20.0 |
| Sat on pace 2 wide, weakened in the Straight. | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 4 · 2200m Turf
Won by AFFORDABLE at 7.1 · 2:16.39 · sectionals 14.19 · 23.83 · 24.62 · 24.91 · 24.95 · 12.39 · 12.56 · 23.89 · 12.30 · 11.59
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | AFFORDABLE (6) | J McDonald | 9 | 123 | 1244 | Midfield | 7.1 |
| A bit keen under restraint in rear. Clear run up rail from final turn and improved to challenge over 100m out, coming out on top in close three-way finish. | |||||||
| 2 | MANAGEMENT FOLKS (9) | Z Purton | 4 | 121 | 1145 | Closer | 5.3 |
| Raced in mid-field after sluggish start. Briefly crowded when improving over 200m out but every chance final 150m and beaten only narrowly. | |||||||
| 3 | CHARITY GAIN (1) | C Y Ho | 8 | 135 | 1101 | Midfield | 2.7 |
| Caught wide towards rear of mid-field. Headway to challenge from 200m line and kept on well. | |||||||
| 4 | SERANGOON (2) | H Bentley | 10 | 131 | 1109 | Closer | 14.0 |
| Held up last. Short of room over 200m out when trying to improve and kept on once clear. | |||||||
| 5 | HAKKA RADIANCE (10) | C L Chau | 12 | 122 | 1140 | Stalker | 23.0 |
| Dropped in from outside stall. Kept on in home straight after taken wide but unable to get on terms with leading trio. | |||||||
| 6 | PERFECT PAIRING (4) | H Bowman | 7 | 127 | 1012 | Closer | 19.0 |
| Waited with in mid-field. Progress off final bend but tended to hang and no further impression final 150m. | |||||||
| 7 | HAPPY HERO (5) | L Hewitson | 6 | 124 | 1061 | Stalker | 23.0 |
| In touch in mid-field. Ridden up to challenge at top of home straight and led briefly but no extra and weakened final 150m. | |||||||
| 8 | DRAGON STAR (3) | A Atzeni | 2 | 129 | 1150 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Tracked leading pair and keen. Every chance until weakening from 100m line, losing several places. | |||||||
| 9 | PEGASUS GENERAL (12) | M Chadwick | 3 | 117 | 1029 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Tracked pace against rail. Well placed top of home straight but weakened from 200m line. | |||||||
| 10 | CONFRINGO (8) | K C Leung | 11 | 121 | 1172 | Stalker | 58.0 |
| Raced wide throughout and weakened after coming under pressure over 400m out, eased. | |||||||
| 11 | ARTHUR'S KINGDOM (7) | A Badel | 5 | 121 | 1021 | Leader | 7.4 |
| Under pressure with 500m to go after racing prominently and lost ground quickly from 200m line, eased. | |||||||
| 12 | SOLAR GOGO (11) | A Hamelin | 1 | 121 | 1186 | Midfield | 44.0 |
| Keen in front. Headed off final bend and weakened quickly. | |||||||
| WX | MISTER DAPPER (0) | L Ferraris | — | 121 | — | Midfield | — |
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by FATAL BLOW at 5.0 · 1:10.00 · sectionals 23.48 · 22.68 · 10.92 · 11.76 · 23.84 · 11.78 · 12.06
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | FATAL BLOW (5) | L Ferraris | 7 | 128 | 1132 | no history | 5.0 |
| Made contact at start, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, took the lead 900M, headed near 750M, 2nd in the middle stages, hard ridden after turning in, finished off strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | THE PERFECT MATCH (2) | J McDonald | 2 | 132 | 1032 | Midfield | 3.2 |
| Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. (Blood in trachea.) | |||||||
| 3 | NORTHERN FIRE BALL (8) | Z Purton | 11 | 125 | 1143 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Began fairly, raced better than midfield but trapped very wide early, sent forward after entering the back straight, took the lead 750M, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M. | |||||||
| 4 | GIMME FIVE (11) | C Y Ho | 3 | 120 | 1078 | Stalker | 4.1 |
| Began well, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, closed off well to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | ZETTA FORCE (6) | C L Chau | 4 | 126 | 1079 | no history | 26.0 |
| Slowly away, taken back to race 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, blocked near 100M, ran on well thereafter. | |||||||
| 6 | SWEET DIAMOND (9) | B Thompson | 5 | 122 | 1172 | Stalker | 60.0 |
| Quickly into stride, showed good speed to take the early lead, headed 900M, positioned a length behind the leader in the middle stages, kept on evenly in straight. | |||||||
| 7 | HAPPY DAY (1) | B Avdulla | 12 | 132 | 1248 | Closer | 54.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear,2 wide, 4-1/2L back turning in, no clear run until final 100M, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line. | |||||||
| 8 | UNIVERSAL BLAZE (12) | A Badel | 1 | 117 | 1105 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Jumped well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 9 | VIGOR ELLEEGANT (10) | M L Yeung | 6 | 122 | 1179 | Stalker | 101.0 |
| Stumbled start and made contact, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 10 | GLORY CLOUD (4) | H Bowman | 9 | 129 | 1086 | Midfield | 6.2 |
| Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 6 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, found daylight approaching 150M, made some progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 11 | METRO WARRIOR (3) | E C W Wong | 10 | 124 | 1184 | Leader | 44.0 |
| Began fairly from a wide draw, in touch, 3 wide, dropped to midfield on turn, very wide into straight, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M. | |||||||
| 12 | BULB EMPEROR (7) | A Atzeni | 8 | 125 | 1177 | Midfield | 22.0 |
| Moderately away, raced 3 wide slightly behind midfield, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight. | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by GALLANT VALOUR at 6.8 · 1:10.03 · sectionals 24.01 · 22.95 · 11.21 · 11.74 · 23.07 · 11.57 · 11.50
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GALLANT VALOUR (1) | H Bowman | 7 | 135 | 1100 | Midfield | 6.8 |
| Jumped on terms, settled midfield 2 wide, stayed on well despite laying in, won going away. | |||||||
| 2 | GOLDEN RISE (3) | J McDonald | 8 | 127 | 1016 | Midfield | 5.7 |
| Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, ran on strongly, always held. | |||||||
| 3 | VALHALLA (11) | K De Melo | 3 | 117 | 1181 | Stalker | 26.0 |
| Sat outside the leader, kept on nicely. | |||||||
| 4 | GOOD PROSPECT (6) | C L Chau | 5 | 122 | 1068 | no history | 20.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield on the rail, no clear run until 150M, ran home nicely. | |||||||
| 5 | ALMIGHTY KICK (9) | C Y Ho | 2 | 119 | 1066 | Midfield | 21.0 |
| Jumped nicely and showed good early speed to lead, weakened final 100M. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 6 | ROARING BEBE (8) | B Avdulla | 1 | 121 | 1105 | Midfield | 3.8 |
| Sat just behind the leaders, only one pace when asked. | |||||||
| 7 | KING ECCELLENTE (2) | H Bentley | 10 | 135 | 1124 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Sat on pace 2 wide, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | NEW POWER (5) | Y L Chung | 6 | 123 | 1097 | Leader | 5.6 |
| Knuckled over badly on jumping, raced in midfield on the rail, closed off ordinarily. | |||||||
| 9 | PARTY WARRIOR (12) | L Hewitson | 11 | 116 | 1040 | Midfield | 59.0 |
| Settled towards the rear 2 wide, made no impression. | |||||||
| 10 | PATCH OF DIAMONDS (4) | M L Yeung | 4 | 127 | 1138 | no history | 40.0 |
| Sat near the rear, limited response in the Straight. | |||||||
| 11 | SEA SAPPHIRE (7) | A Atzeni | 9 | 123 | 1027 | Leader | 6.6 |
| Sat worse than midfield 2 wide, never a threat. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 12 | SO TREASURE (10) | M Chadwick | 12 | 118 | 1185 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Sat last, never in contention. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
Race 7 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by BEAUTY DESTINY at 4.8 · 1:09.72 · sectionals 23.41 · 22.78 · 11.12 · 11.66 · 23.53 · 11.95 · 11.58
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | BEAUTY DESTINY (1) | A Atzeni | 9 | 134 | 1184 | Stalker | 4.8 |
| Niggled along in last few and waited with, lost a stride when tightened passing the 600M, responded well inside final 250M to take command over 100M out, won convincingly. | |||||||
| 2 | TELECOM POWER (9) | K De Melo | 4 | 122 | 1041 | Closer | 12.0 |
| Soon recovered from sluggish start to travel in 7th some 4L off the pace, commenced move swinging wide into straight, ran on to reach distant 2nd over 100M out. | |||||||
| 3 | RACINGRACE (6) | B Avdulla | 6 | 125 | 1082 | Stalker | 9.2 |
| Settled in prominent 4th swinging wide into straight, ran on to hold every chance until finding no extra 100M out. | |||||||
| 4 | WOOD ON FIRE (12) | M L Yeung | 1 | 117 | 1136 | Stalker | 8.0 |
| Jumped best from the one draw before taken back to track race leader, hampered and unbalanced making the home turn but ran on to hold some chance 200M out, had no more to give inside final 50M. | |||||||
| 5 | GLORY B (10) | M Chadwick | 2 | 121 | 1081 | Midfield | 8.2 |
| Towards rear despite niggled along early stages, made steady headway to 6L 8th along back straight, angled out off the rail for a clear run inside the 200M, made some impression near the centre of the track inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 6 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (7) | M F Poon | 10 | 122 | 1101 | Closer | 41.0 |
| Jumped moderately travelling in last few, commenced move out wide rounding home bend and widest into straight, ran on well under strong pressure to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 7 | SPEEDY SMARTIE (11) | L Hewitson | 11 | 119 | 1118 | Stalker | 17.0 |
| Hard ridden from the start from a poor draw to join race leader 2-wide 900M out, hit the front from tiring leader on straightening, unable to sustain effort and overhauled over 100M out. | |||||||
| 8 | LIGHTNING BOLT (4) | J McDonald | 3 | 129 | 1168 | Closer | 3.7 |
| Bumped at start settling just over 3L back in 6th on rail, gained 5th rounding home bend, angled out for a run making home turn, unable to quicken to challenge and found no extra inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | LYRICAL MOTION (2) | H Bowman | 12 | 133 | 1092 | Stalker | 33.0 |
| Soon taken well behind from the widest draw, trailed the field until commenced move home bend, saved ground turning in on the inside, found no extra inside final 150M. | |||||||
| 10 | COLONEL (3) | L Ferraris | 5 | 130 | 1192 | Leader | 5.8 |
| Ridden forward to take up running on the rail into back straight, held mainly half a length advantage to home straight, swamped for a placing inside final 150M. | |||||||
| 11 | CARRYON SMILING (5) | C Y Ho | 7 | 127 | 1087 | no history | 77.0 |
| Niggled along towards rear, dropped further back from approaching home bend, never seen with a chance. | |||||||
| 12 | INVINCIBLE DELIGHT (8) | B Thompson | 8 | 123 | 988 | no history | 121.0 |
| Settled some 3L back in 5th 2-wide, became 6th rounding home bend, soon weakened in straight. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1000m Turf
Won by HEALTHY HEALTHY at 3.9 · 56.76 · sectionals 12.38 · 20.94 · 10.09 · 10.85 · 23.44 · 11.51 · 11.93
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HEALTHY HEALTHY (11) | C Y Ho | 6 | 124 | 1175 | Stalker | 3.9 |
| In second half of the field early stages, pushed along and moved closer to a midfield spot home turn, kept responding in the straight under pressure to get up close home. | |||||||
| 2 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (7) | J McDonald | 12 | 126 | 1017 | Stalker | 7.0 |
| Chased leaders in 4th, closed off well final 300M, fought neck to neck with eventual winner from 150M, just denied. | |||||||
| 3 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (3) | L Ferraris | 8 | 133 | 1070 | Leader | 34.0 |
| Sped to the lead, opened up 2L advantage turning home, kept going well only to be caught by first two passing 50M. | |||||||
| 4 | ATOMIC FORCE (1) | H Bowman | 10 | 133 | 1163 | Stalker | 8.7 |
| Slow to begin, raced towards the rear early stages before improving to midfield home turn, stayed on under big weight to claim modest 4th. Gap to rest. | |||||||
| 5 | BUNTA BABY (8) | K C Leung | 7 | 124 | 1271 | no history | 73.0 |
| Jumped on terms, settled ahead of midfield, kept on steadily on straightening but couldn't quicken enough to challenge leaders. | |||||||
| 6 | RED ELEGANCE (2) | M Chadwick | 2 | 133 | 1122 | Stalker | 3.6 |
| Shifted out abruptly at the start, ridden along to maintain a midfield spot, checked 600M and lost ground, lay out in the straight and proved difficult to fully test. No threat to first four. | |||||||
| 7 | CHARMING BABE (9) | M F Poon | 4 | 122 | 1119 | no history | 102.0 |
| Checked shortly after the start, raced towards the rear, plenty to do top of straight, ran past beaten horses only. | |||||||
| 8 | DO YOUR PART (12) | A Atzeni | 3 | 121 | 1039 | no history | 23.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, ended up racing near last, 9Ls off leader 400M, made some progress in the straight but never a threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 9 | ALLGREEKTOME (6) | E C W Wong | 1 | 119 | 1299 | Leader | 3.4 |
| Chased leader in a fast run race, lost 2nd nearing 200M then weakened away. (Blood in trachea / Trainer : disadvantaged by rival showing superior pace in early stages.) | |||||||
| 10 | HAPPY UNITED (10) | L Hewitson | 5 | 124 | 1139 | Stalker | 32.0 |
| Positively ridden early stages, stayed prominent behind leader but gave ground passing 300M. | |||||||
| 11 | TURF PHOENIX (5) | M L Yeung | 9 | 129 | 1058 | no history | 70.0 |
| Soon outpaced, in last spot over 10Ls off the pace, failed to quicken on straightening. Never in the picture. | |||||||
| WV-A | HORSEPOWER (4) | Z Purton | — | 130 | — | no history | — |
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1800m Turf
Won by ROCKET SPADE at 6.5 · 1:49.38 · sectionals 13.89 · 23.36 · 23.80 · 24.30 · 12.16 · 12.14 · 24.03 · 12.03 · 12.00
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | ROCKET SPADE (7) | H Bowman | 10 | 124 | 1153 | Midfield | 6.5 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 400M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly, led last stride. | |||||||
| 2 | SAMARKAND (3) | C L Chau | 3 | 129 | 1171 | Stalker | 8.7 |
| Made contact shortly after start, positioned 2Ls behind the leader on rail, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, kept to inside after straightening, took the lead 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner on line. | |||||||
| 3 | TOY SOLTERO (12) | B Thompson | 8 | 120 | 1167 | Midfield | 40.0 |
| Moderately away, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place, always just held. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 4 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (9) | M F Poon | 11 | 121 | 1020 | Stalker | 9.8 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, carried wider and made contact 450M, finished off well to make frame, not quite able to challenge. | |||||||
| 5 | FORTUNE SUPERSTAR (11) | L Hewitson | 2 | 120 | 1121 | Midfield | 7.8 |
| Made contact shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length in the middle stages, challenged by rival turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | COMET SPLENDIDO (6) | A Atzeni | 5 | 125 | 1189 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some progress early in straight, not enough room 200M to 100M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | WINNING STEPS (8) | M Chadwick | 7 | 124 | 1152 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Taken back to race towards rear on the outside, 6-1/2L back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home, nearest finish. | |||||||
| 8 | HAMERON (2) | C Y Ho | 6 | 132 | 1043 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Away well, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, angled out 450M, very wide turning in, made minor progress early in straight, short of room and eased final 50M. | |||||||
| 9 | CALIFORNIA VOCE (1) | B Avdulla | 4 | 135 | 1099 | Closer | 38.0 |
| Jumped well, raced 2 wide in midfield, 5 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, made minor progress early in straight, not enough room and eased final 50M. | |||||||
| 10 | CHAIN OF GOLD (4) | Z Purton | 12 | 129 | 1038 | Closer | 5.3 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back in the middle stages, still last turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 11 | ILLUMINOUS (5) | J McDonald | 1 | 129 | 987 | Closer | 3.7 |
| Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out and made contact 450M, showed some response early in straight, no clear run final 200M. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | ACE WAR (10) | M L Yeung | 9 | 122 | 1109 | no history | 130.0 |
| Taken back to race towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight. | |||||||