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Race 8 (721)

WONG NAI CHUNG GAP HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 DOCTOR GEOFF (A409) A Domeyer H Tracked leaders, pushed to a 3-wide spot 800M, pressed forward 450M, quickened to lead 200M, kept on well to the line holding off the late challenge of 2nd.
2 6 GREEN LUCK (B413) Z Purton B/H Held up in mid-division on settling, switched wide 450M to challenge, chased well and loomed a threat 150M, bumped by winner inside 100M, held.
3 5 MR SO AND SO (B412) J Moreira TT Didn't show sufficient early speed to cross from draw 10, restrained to race in the rear, 7Ls off the pace on settling, ran on well final 300M to claim 3rd near line, not reach first 2.
4 12 NOT USUAL TALENT (C095) M L Yeung -- Showed speed to be leading early stages, restrained to sit behind leader from 1100M, no clear run early straight, kept on well but steadied close home. Could have been 3rd.
5 7 BRAVE LEGEND (A260) C Y Ho B/TT Settled behind midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, widest straightening, kept grinding away for 5th.
6 10 CHARITY GO (B478) G van Niekerk SR Eased back from draw 11, raced towards the rear throughout, 5Ls off leader 400M, stayed on without threatening.
7 3 VICTORY BOYS (S355) C Schofield B In mid-division, left racing wide with no cover 650M, made early move to joint leaders, run ended 150M, weakened away. (mildly distressed post-race.)
8 4 HELENE CHARISMA (A129) N Callan B/TT Taken across behind runners, settled towards the rear along the fence, gave limited response on straightening, never figured.
9 2 GLORIOUS ARTIST (B210) K C Leung -- Jumped well to be tracking leaders along the fence, in touch until weakened near 200M,
10 8 PARTY TOGETHER (C210) T H So H/SR Caught wide making first turn, moved up to be joint-leader 850M, battled for lead early straight, no extra passing 200M, weakened noticeably.
11 11 CHEFANO (C297) K Teetan XB/B1 Caught wide no cover early stages, pressed forward to lead from 1100M, came under serious pressure 500M, gave ground on straightening.
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