





Race 5 (802)
HARCOURT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 6 | WIND SPEEDER (E281) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide turning in, finished off strongly to score. |
2 | 3 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | H Bentley | -- | Out with rest, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
3 | 4 | GEM OF SOUTH CHINA (E038) | M L Yeung | -- | Jumped well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L on turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M. |
4 | 10 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | Z Purton | -- | Began well, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
5 | 2 | FAST PACE (C427) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Began awkwardly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight without threatening. (Roarer.) |
6 | 7 | LORIZ (C036) | L Hewitson | V- | Began smartly, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
7 | 1 | TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) | B Shinn | CP/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced 3 wide behind midfield early, 2 wide from 700M, there to turn, finished off evenly. |
8 | 11 | ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) | A Badel | B2/TT | Began fairly, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, 1/2L back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
9 | 5 | WIN WIN CHARITY (G248) | R Maia | H1/XB1/TT1 | Taken back to race at tail, 7 lengths or so back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
10 | 9 | NOIR RIDER (E138) | C L Chau | B | Moderately away from a wide draw, unable to slot in, trapped wide, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, peeked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (Mucus.) (Roarer.) |
11 | 8 | FARSHAD (B238) | J Moreira | CP | Taken back from gate 9, raced towards rear on the outside, hard ridden 400M, showed no response, emptied early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Swollen right front leg next day morning.) |
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 |