Happy Valley results · Wed, 5 Feb 2025
9 races · going GOOD · rail A
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 5 Feb 2025
GALLANT VALOUR R9 at 14.0 · surprise · MR ASCENDENCY R4 at 12.0 · surprise · CONFRINGO R1 at 9.0 · GLORY B R3 at 6.5 · FORTUNE WHISKEY R5 at 4.0 · NORTHERN BEAST R6 at 3.9 · RED ELEGANCE R7 at 3.7 · HAYDAY R2 at 3.0 · SOLEIL FIGHTER R8 at 2.1
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf
Won by CONFRINGO at 9.0 · 1:40.72 · sectionals 28.09 · 23.98 · 24.49 · 12.28 · 12.21 · 24.16 · 11.90 · 12.26
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | CONFRINGO (4) | H Bentley | 1 | 133 | 1155 | Stalker | 9.0 |
| Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 600M, 2-1/2L back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, finished off strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | PODIUM (8) | M F Poon | 6 | 131 | 1075 | Midfield | 3.5 |
| Average to begin, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide after passing 850M, angled out 400M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. | |||||||
| 3 | GALLANT CROWN (5) | E C W Wong | 12 | 126 | 1071 | Leader | 15.0 |
| Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home. | |||||||
| 4 | SUPERB MOVE (11) | K Teetan | 8 | 115 | 1137 | Midfield | 6.5 |
| Away with them, raced in 2nd early, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross 900M, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader in the middle stages, found rail approaching 650M, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame. | |||||||
| 5 | SMASHING EXPRESS (1) | H Bowman | 11 | 135 | 1064 | Midfield | 7.7 |
| Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 600M, closer on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | SUPER BABY (2) | Z Purton | 3 | 135 | 1156 | Leader | 6.3 |
| Began well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move after passing 550M, 3 wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | MR GOOD VIBES (6) | A Badel | 9 | 133 | 1084 | Closer | 31.0 |
| Made contact shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. | |||||||
| 8 | MR ALADDIN (9) | A Atzeni | 5 | 129 | 1071 | Stalker | 22.0 |
| Out with rest, raced better than midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 1150M, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, kept on same pace to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | RUNNING AHEAD (10) | L Hewitson | 7 | 125 | 1065 | Closer | 14.0 |
| Moderately away, raced towards rear on the outside, sent forward after passing 700M, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. (Bled.) (Lame right front leg next day.) | |||||||
| 10 | YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (7) | K H Chan | 2 | 127 | 1012 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Jumped well, raced better than midfield on the inside, dropped towards rear 650M, 3 lengths back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.) | |||||||
| 11 | PARTY WARRIOR (3) | K De Melo | 10 | 134 | 1050 | Midfield | 45.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly and made contact, raced at rear, 8 lengths or so back, a bit closer after passing 600M, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. | |||||||
| 12 | RED MAVERICK (12) | M Chadwick | 4 | 115 | 1241 | Stalker | 17.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, positioned 2 wide in midfield, commenced move after passing 600M, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by HAYDAY at 3.0 · 1:09.93 · sectionals 23.57 · 22.43 · 10.65 · 11.78 · 23.93 · 12.08 · 11.85
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HAYDAY (2) | M F Poon | 5 | 131 | 1116 | Leader | 3.0 |
| Fast away but soon restrained to race ahead of midfield, closed off well after moving into clear 300M, led nearing 100M and gamely held off runner up in a driving finish. | |||||||
| 2 | SUPER SIXTY (9) | A Badel | 9 | 121 | 1065 | Midfield | 5.3 |
| Jumped fairly then taken across behind runners, settled in mid-division 4Ls off pace, closed off fairly well from top of straight but was always held by winner final 100M. | |||||||
| 3 | MOTOMAN (1) | A Atzeni | 6 | 134 | 1157 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Away in line, chased leaders along the 2-path, poised to strike 400M, quickened to lead mid-straight but couldn't hold off first two closing stages. | |||||||
| 4 | EXCELLENT PEERS (4) | B Avdulla | 4 | 127 | 1173 | Midfield | 4.4 |
| Jumped fairly, obtained a position behind midfield, swung wide passing 400M, kept on steadily to take 4th. | |||||||
| 5 | TELECOM POWER (10) | K Teetan | 11 | 119 | 1047 | Midfield | 9.2 |
| Taken back to a rearward position, swung widest for home and had plenty to do top of straight, stayed on well and just missed out on the 4th spot. | |||||||
| 6 | INNO CENTURY (3) | C Y Ho | 2 | 128 | 1064 | no history | 14.0 |
| Jumped on terms, settled down in mid-division 3-4Ls back, swung wide for home before closing off the race fairly. | |||||||
| 7 | ORIENTAL TYCOON (12) | Y L Chung | 1 | 113 | 1078 | Midfield | 57.0 |
| From draw 1 maintained a position ahead of midfield, close enough to leaders at 400M, kept on same pace in the straight. Never looked likely. | |||||||
| 8 | SOLAR RIVER (7) | C L Chau | 10 | 122 | 1170 | Stalker | 17.0 |
| Caught wide after jumping from draw 10, pressed forward and eventually joined leader on outside, battled on one paced early straight, no extra final 200M. | |||||||
| 9 | WISDOM STAR (11) | K De Melo | 12 | 118 | 1110 | Midfield | 132.0 |
| From wide draw taken back to last, about 8Ls to make up 400M, ran past well beaten horses only. | |||||||
| 10 | ACCOLADE START (5) | H Bentley | 7 | 126 | 1043 | Stalker | 23.0 |
| Away well, soon restrained to race towards the rear, wide into straight and failed to run on final 300M. | |||||||
| 11 | COLONEL (6) | L Ferraris | 3 | 126 | 1187 | Leader | 15.0 |
| Briefly led passing 1000M then allowed rivals to cross when the pace was inside standard, couldn't go on passing 300M, soon weakened. (Jockey : his horse races best when being able to dictate the lead.) | |||||||
| 12 | SPICY KNUCKLES (8) | M Chadwick | 8 | 122 | 1149 | Leader | 45.0 |
| Raced keenly in the early stages, pressed forward to cross runners to his inside to avoid racing wide, held slim lead entering straight, soon no extra and dropped out to finish last. | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by GLORY B at 6.5 · 1:09.98 · sectionals 23.65 · 22.33 · 10.95 · 11.38 · 24.00 · 11.97 · 12.03
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GLORY B (10) | L Hewitson | 2 | 117 | 1095 | Midfield | 6.5 |
| Bumped at the start, sat in front of midfield, traveled comfortably, switched out rounding the Turn, responded nicely to win. | |||||||
| 2 | GOOD PROSPECT (9) | A Atzeni | 1 | 118 | 1072 | Stalker | 25.0 |
| Settled worse than midfield, traveled strongly, held up near the 250M, lay in under pressure. | |||||||
| 3 | GREAT SPIRIT (6) | M F Poon | 8 | 123 | 1099 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Sat behind midfield, under pressure from 500, held up near 200M, ran on nicely. | |||||||
| 4 | SKY JEWELLERY (1) | H Bowman | 11 | 135 | 1095 | no history | 1.5 |
| Sat towards rear, badly held up entering the Straight, finished off reasonably well (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 5 | THE PRIME (11) | M L Yeung | 10 | 117 | 1133 | Closer | 70.0 |
| Sat rear, traveled fairly, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | BITS SUPERSTAR (5) | C L Chau | 7 | 123 | 1031 | Midfield | 108.0 |
| Sat in front of midfield, raced wide from 600M, one pace to the finish. | |||||||
| 7 | SUPER CHARIZZARD (7) | L Ferraris | 9 | 122 | 1079 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Chased the leader, crossed the lead from 550M and raced on the rail, gave ground notably in the Straight (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 8 | ISLAND GOLDEN (12) | H T Mo | 4 | 114 | 1109 | Stalker | 81.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, sat towards rear, no impression made. | |||||||
| 9 | TAIHANG SCENERY (4) | H Bentley | 3 | 126 | 1141 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Bumped at the start, sat behind the lead, hung in under pressure, did not finish off (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 10 | MEGA BONUS (2) | K Teetan | 6 | 131 | 1292 | Leader | 27.0 |
| Ridden hard to lead until 800M, weakened making the Turn, gave ground quickly. | |||||||
| 11 | COSMO NAVIGATOR (8) | A Hamelin | 5 | 121 | 1207 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Sat midfield, race keenly throughout, failed to respond in the Straight. | |||||||
| 12 | PRIME MORTAR (3) | Y L Chung | 12 | 128 | 1070 | Stalker | 25.0 |
| Settled midfield, raced wide and without cover throughout, weakened rounding the Turn (See Incident Report). | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 2 · 1650m Turf
Won by MR ASCENDENCY at 12.0 · 1:39.70 · sectionals 28.45 · 24.04 · 23.82 · 12.25 · 11.57 · 23.39 · 11.62 · 11.77
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MR ASCENDENCY (5) | L Ferraris | 7 | 122 | 1124 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Waited with in rear. Quickened through between horses to challenge home straight and led final 50m, winning cosily. | |||||||
| 2 | TELECOM FIGHTERS (7) | K Teetan | 3 | 119 | 1143 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Dictated pace. Two lengths clear off final turn before run down by winner final 50m. | |||||||
| 3 | HELENE FEELING (2) | H Bentley | 5 | 133 | 1263 | Midfield | 6.8 |
| Raced in touch. Three wide in back straight/final bend. Stayed on home straight but lacked speed of winner. | |||||||
| 4 | SENOR TOBA (3) | A Atzeni | 1 | 124 | 1175 | Closer | 18.0 |
| Raced against rail throughout. Stayed on after headway from mid-field final bend but lacked speed to challenge. | |||||||
| 5 | FLAMINGO TRILLION (6) | A Badel | 2 | 120 | 1244 | Leader | 5.6 |
| Tracked clear leader. Unable to quicken under pressure from 400m out. | |||||||
| 6 | MOMENTS IN TIME (1) | Z Purton | 8 | 135 | 1092 | Stalker | 3.1 |
| Held up last and taken widest final bend. Stayed on home straight but never a threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | RED HARE KING (8) | M Chadwick | 6 | 117 | 1078 | Stalker | 3.7 |
| In touch in mid-field. Outpaced and lost place 400m out. Never dangerous after. | |||||||
| 8 | CAPITAL DELIGHT (4) | C Y Ho | 4 | 123 | 1198 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Dropped away home straight after racing in mid-field and disappointing. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by FORTUNE WHISKEY at 4.0 · 1:10.14 · sectionals 23.70 · 22.57 · 10.86 · 11.71 · 23.87 · 11.86 · 12.01
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (5) | M F Poon | 8 | 128 | 1108 | Midfield | 4.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the outside, commenced move approaching 400M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | GOLDEN RISE (2) | Z Purton | 10 | 132 | 1040 | Stalker | 2.6 |
| Began well from a wide draw, raced prominently on the outside, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead 300M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 25M. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 3 | GALVANIC (4) | H Bowman | 12 | 130 | 1121 | Midfield | 18.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 to 5 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | SWEET DIAMOND (10) | H Bentley | 4 | 118 | 1198 | Stalker | 33.0 |
| Bumped on jumping, sent forward to race prominently on the inside, allowed rival to cross near 800M, sat right behind the leader in the middle stages, 2 wide from 350M, kept on well in straight to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | ACE POWER (7) | A Atzeni | 11 | 120 | 1105 | Closer | 25.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths back turning in, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to be nearest on line. | |||||||
| 6 | WORLD HERO (12) | L Hewitson | 1 | 117 | 1102 | Stalker | 6.7 |
| Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. | |||||||
| 7 | KA YING POWER (3) | C L Chau | 3 | 121 | 1125 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Bumped start and unbalanced, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run in straight, not able to test properly. | |||||||
| 8 | CIRCUIT DUFFY (1) | B Avdulla | 9 | 135 | 1130 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Away well, raced better than midfield on the outside, 1-1/2L back turning in, peaked on run 200M, short of room and eased close home. | |||||||
| 9 | ROARING BEBE (8) | K Teetan | 5 | 120 | 1087 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 450M, 3-1/2L back turning in, one-paced in the run home. (Lame right front leg next day.) | |||||||
| 10 | TOGEPI (11) | M Chadwick | 2 | 118 | 1077 | Midfield | 24.0 |
| Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight. | |||||||
| 11 | BULB EMPEROR (9) | A Hamelin | 7 | 119 | 1178 | Midfield | 37.0 |
| Away with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, no cover on turn, commenced move 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. | |||||||
| 12 | IRON LEGION (6) | Y L Chung | 6 | 125 | 1126 | no history | 71.0 |
| Moderately away, sent forward to take the lead, found rail near 800M, challenged by rival turning in, headed 300M, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| WV | POLARIS (0) | C Y Ho | — | 131 | — | Stalker | — |
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf
Won by NORTHERN BEAST at 3.9 · 1:49.59 · sectionals 13.76 · 22.85 · 24.86 · 24.01 · 11.94 · 12.07 · 24.11 · 12.16 · 11.95
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | NORTHERN BEAST (2) | Z Purton | 1 | 134 | 1139 | Stalker | 3.9 |
| Settled midfield on the rail, angled out in the Straight, closed off nicely to score. | |||||||
| 2 | DRAGON STAR (9) | C L Chau | 11 | 121 | 1132 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Tracked leader 2 wide, kept on well for 2nd. | |||||||
| 3 | MISSION STRIKE (4) | L Ferraris | 3 | 130 | 1025 | no history | 18.0 |
| Sat behind midfield, stayed on nicely. | |||||||
| 4 | AMAZING AWARD (7) | K Teetan | 7 | 127 | 1053 | Closer | 6.2 |
| Settled near the rear 2 wide, switched out rounding the Home Turn, closed off okay. | |||||||
| 5 | SMART CITY (6) | M F Poon | 5 | 129 | 1121 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield on the rail, only one pace when asked. | |||||||
| 6 | KINGLY DEMEANOR (12) | M L Yeung | 6 | 120 | 1190 | Leader | 11.0 |
| Showed good speed to lead, kept on fairly. | |||||||
| 7 | FLYING SILVER (8) | A Atzeni | 4 | 124 | 1064 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Raced in front of midfield 2 wide, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | INTREPID WINNER (5) | B Thompson | 2 | 129 | 1042 | Midfield | 48.0 |
| Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, made no impression. | |||||||
| 9 | PEGASUS GENERAL (11) | M Chadwick | 12 | 121 | 1057 | Midfield | 18.0 |
| Sat midfield 2 wide, made no ground. | |||||||
| 10 | CAN'T GO WONG (1) | C Y Ho | 10 | 135 | 1162 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Sat last, minor headway late. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 11 | DRAGON DELIGHT (10) | E C W Wong | 9 | 115 | 1135 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Sat on pace, weakened final furlong. | |||||||
| 12 | TAKE ACTION (3) | B Avdulla | 8 | 132 | 1160 | Midfield | 5.4 |
| Settled at the rear, never a factor. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
Race 7 · Class 3 · 1000m Turf
Won by RED ELEGANCE at 3.7 · 56.65 · sectionals 12.51 · 20.72 · 10.08 · 10.64 · 23.42 · 11.50 · 11.92
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | RED ELEGANCE (4) | H Bowman | 7 | 132 | 1131 | Stalker | 3.7 |
| Broke well from a middle draw and soon taken back to midfield, commenced move home bend reaching 3L 4th into straight, quickened well to asset authority 50M out. | |||||||
| 2 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (3) | E C W Wong | 8 | 126 | 1032 | Stalker | 5.7 |
| Jumped awkwardly losing ground, recovered steadily in back straight to reach 8th some 5L back 3-wide onto home bend, responded well inside final 200M and did best work late. | |||||||
| 3 | HEROIC MASTER (6) | Z Purton | 12 | 122 | 1081 | Midfield | 7.6 |
| Began well from the widest draw and gradually taken back reaching last 700M out, checked when keen behind runners 600M out, saved ground turning into home straight, made significant progress to snatch 3rd final strides. | |||||||
| 4 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (2) | L Ferraris | 6 | 134 | 1083 | Leader | 5.6 |
| Ridden positively to soon take up running 3-wide, obtained rails run about 700M out, kicked some 3L clear about 150M out only to swamped closing stages. | |||||||
| 5 | HEALTHY HEALTHY (1) | C Y Ho | 2 | 135 | 1193 | Midfield | 8.8 |
| Jumped fairly and sluggish early stages, improved under pressure to joint 8th some 5L back about 600M out, baulked for a run after straightening and until the 200M, quickened well to narrowly miss a placing. | |||||||
| 6 | GRAND NOVA (11) | A Atzeni | 10 | 119 | 1076 | Midfield | 50.0 |
| Taken well back from a poor draw, obtained rails run over 800M out, raced keenly between 650M and 500M, obtained a clear run inside the 200M near the centre of the track, did best work late. | |||||||
| 7 | FUN ELITE (5) | L Hewitson | 11 | 122 | 1148 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Began well from a poor draw travelling better than midfield wide without cover, faded steadily after straightening. | |||||||
| 8 | ALLGREEKTOME (9) | B Thompson | 1 | 119 | 1277 | Leader | 14.0 |
| Ridden along the rail to be one back in 3rd on rail, in similar position into straight, faded steadily under pressure. | |||||||
| 9 | CHEVAL VALIANT (10) | H Bentley | 4 | 119 | 1144 | Leader | 7.5 |
| Chased leader to straight, kept on in straight before folding up quickly inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | SERGEANT PEPPER (8) | M L Yeung | 5 | 120 | 1174 | Stalker | 53.0 |
| Ridden along in midfield near the rail, inconvenienced behind runners about 600M out, snuck up on rail turning in for home, faded under pressure inside final 200M. | |||||||
| 11 | VON BAER (7) | C L Chau | 3 | 121 | 1125 | no history | 100.0 |
| Broke well before taken back towards rear, dropped to rear 600M out, made no impression from wide into straight. | |||||||
| 12 | SKY CAP (12) | A Badel | 9 | 118 | 1145 | Stalker | 95.0 |
| Taken back gradually from a poor draw, wide in last few rounding home bend and last into straight, made no further impression. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf
Won by SOLEIL FIGHTER at 2.1 · 1:40.02 · sectionals 28.44 · 24.20 · 24.06 · 11.92 · 12.14 · 23.32 · 11.54 · 11.78
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | SOLEIL FIGHTER (4) | Z Purton | 5 | 127 | 1120 | Leader | 2.1 |
| Led from 1400M and dictated the pace, kicked home strongly passing 300M soon opening up a comfortable lead, kept going well late and maintained that advantage to the line. | |||||||
| 2 | DEFINITIVE (6) | K Teetan | 7 | 124 | 1100 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Chased leader in a steadily run race, all out final 300M but not going the pace to challenge leader, lost 2nd inside 200M but rallied back to re-take 2nd spot near line. | |||||||
| 3 | IVY LEAGUE (7) | L Hewitson | 4 | 121 | 1219 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Settled down midfield 5Ls off leader, raced keenly from 750M and raced wide no cover after, hung in in the home straight, not fully tested final stages but still managed to take 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | I CAN (3) | A Atzeni | 3 | 129 | 1098 | Stalker | 22.0 |
| Chased leaders in the 4th spot, driven passing 450M, battled on to take 4th in a close finish for the minor placings. | |||||||
| 5 | LOVERO (1) | Y L Chung | 1 | 132 | 1169 | Leader | 17.0 |
| Quickly into stride, led early stages before easing back to 3rd, responded well under pressure in the straight, went 2nd inside 200M but couldn't hang on late. (Jockey : instructed to find cover.) | |||||||
| 6 | QUANTUM PATCH (10) | C Y Ho | 2 | 120 | 1142 | Midfield | 4.8 |
| Slow out, settled in mid-division, 3Ls off leader 400M, checked 200M losing momentum, couldn't make up ground final stages. | |||||||
| 7 | GALAXY WITNESS (5) | H Bowman | 8 | 125 | 1230 | Closer | 9.4 |
| Jumped only fairly, maintained a position behind midfield, driven out 500M and came with a short-lived effort early straight, held ground final 200M. (Jockey reminded to ride out to the finish.) | |||||||
| 8 | ROMANTIC LAOS (2) | M Chadwick | 6 | 132 | 1167 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Jumped fairly, reserved in second half of the field 6Ls off pace, gave limited response on straightening. Never threatened. | |||||||
| 9 | COMET SPLENDIDO (12) | H Bentley | 12 | 117 | 1171 | Midfield | 50.0 |
| From a wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced near last 9-10Ls off pace, responded fairly passing 400M. No impression. | |||||||
| 10 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (11) | M F Poon | 9 | 118 | 1044 | Midfield | 20.0 |
| Bumped on jumping, obtained a spot in midfield but raced wide no cover throughout, failed to run on from top of straight. | |||||||
| 11 | SETANTA (8) | L Ferraris | 10 | 121 | 1207 | Closer | 31.0 |
| Taken across from wide draw, reserved near last 8-9Ls back, swung wide for home, never going the pace to challenge. | |||||||
| 12 | C YEAH (9) | M L Yeung | 11 | 119 | 1052 | no history | 123.0 |
| From a wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced as the back-marker from 1200M, struggled to go with them home turn, soon beaten top of straight. | |||||||
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by GALLANT VALOUR at 14.0 · 1:09.91 · sectionals 23.78 · 23.27 · 11.22 · 12.05 · 22.86 · 11.38 · 11.48
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GALLANT VALOUR (9) | B Avdulla | 4 | 122 | 1126 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 500M, 2 lengths or so back turning in, made contact 200M, finished off strongly, led final strides. | |||||||
| 2 | EASON (6) | H Bowman | 5 | 126 | 1162 | Midfield | 9.4 |
| Out in line, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 450M, not enough room early in straight, made contact 200M, closed off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a head. | |||||||
| 3 | HAPPY FAT CAT (10) | A Hamelin | 9 | 119 | 1130 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two late. | |||||||
| 4 | SUPER JOY N FUN (8) | C L Chau | 7 | 122 | 1113 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Commenced well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide from 500M, moved a bit closer on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame. | |||||||
| 5 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (7) | A Atzeni | 2 | 124 | 1110 | Closer | 7.0 |
| Slowly away, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress, no clear run 100M, cleared 50M, ran on well to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | GUSTOSISIMO (2) | Y L Chung | 1 | 128 | 1209 | Stalker | 4.4 |
| Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, crowded 500M, kept on well early in straight, crowded and no clear run close home. | |||||||
| 7 | KYRUS DRAGON (3) | K Teetan | 3 | 130 | 1038 | Closer | 6.5 |
| Away with them, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 500M, unable to obtain clear run in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | VIEW OF THE WORLD (5) | Z Purton | 11 | 127 | 1116 | Stalker | 5.4 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, commenced move 400M, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, made little progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | HAROLD WIN (12) | M L Yeung | 12 | 115 | 1090 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Began only fairly from the widest draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, hampered near 550M, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | NORDIC DRAGON (4) | C Y Ho | 10 | 128 | 1164 | Midfield | 30.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 8 lengths back, closer on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress late but set an impossible task. | |||||||
| 11 | WINGS OF WAR (1) | H Bentley | 6 | 135 | 1186 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | TURF PHOENIX (11) | K De Melo | 8 | 119 | 1049 | Closer | 163.0 |
| Crowded start, raced 2 wide at rear, travelled keenly in the early stages, steadied off heels 550M, found rail 400M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. | |||||||