Race 2 (194)
YUEN LONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | TAKE ACTION (J098) | K Teetan | -- | From draw 1 restrained to race in midfield, worked into the race well 350M, quickened up to lead mid-straight, joined by rival final 150M, gamely prevailed by nose after a duel. |
2 | 10 | NINJA DERBY (H339) | Z Purton | H/TT | Reserved in mid-division, travelled well into straight, made good headway and vied for the lead over final 100M, just denied by nose. |
3 | 2 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | C Y Ho | TT | Not hurried after the start, raced as the back-marker 8-9Ls off leader, brought widest home and finished off nicely for 3rd. |
4 | 4 | APOLAR FIGHTER (J169) | A Atzeni | CP-/B2/TT | Settled behind midfield in first half of the race, drifted back to near the rear entering home turn, brought wide into straight and came with a moderate finish. |
5 | 3 | SNOWALOT (E397) | B Thompson | B | Crowded on jumping, dropped back to race near the tail of the field, plenty of work to do 400M, closed off well without threatening first few. |
6 | 9 | WINDICATOR FAMILY (H419) | A Badel | B | Given a waiting ride towards the rear, saved ground on inside but was held up for clear running home turn, steadied 250M when trying to get through a narrow gap, kept on fairly final 200M. |
7 | 5 | DOUBLE WIN (H382) | L Hewitson | XB/TT | Stayed close enough to leaders throughout, quickened to challenge for lead early straight but run ended 200M, no extra close home. (Bled.) |
8 | 8 | UNITED ENDEAVORS (G030) | M L Yeung | H/TT | Led early stages before settling back in 5th, couldn't quicken enough on straightening, no threat from 200M. |
9 | 12 | YODA'S CHOICE (J146) | M F Poon | CP/TT | Jumped awkwardly, went forward pressing the pace, in 3rd place making the home turn but couldn't sustain run early straight, drifted out of contention 250M. |
10 | 7 | FOOLISH HEART (J054) | K C Leung | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly then dropped back to race at the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M but failed to make much progress. |
11 | 1 | HARMONY GALAXY (J266) | J McDonald | TT | Jumped awkwardly, took up running 1200M, pressed by rival middle stages and under pressure home turn, soon dropped away. (Jockey: Not intended to lead, disadvantaged by being pressured in the lead.) |
12 | 6 | YEAH BUDDY (J430) | M Chadwick | B-/H/V1/TT | Caught racing wide no cover early stages then ridden forward to take up a position outside the lead, came up empty on straightening, weakened rapidly to finish last. |
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 |