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Race 3 (401)

GLOUCESTER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 BESPOKE MASTER (L227) Z Purton -- Enjoyed a nice run in the race box seating. Peeled off the fence on straightening and got to the line strongly.
2 11 EXCELLENT WIN (L234) T H So CP Sent forward and eventually crossed & raced outside the leader after the 800m. Swung wide on the home turn & fought hard in the straight but laid in over the concluding stages & just failed.
3 7 GENUINE LEADER (N046) N Callan B1 Went back from an outside alley settling behind midfield, 3 wide with cover. Swooped late after navigating clear running in the home straight.
4 6 SUPERIOR WARRIOR (L167) H W Lai B/TT Led along the paint. Skipped a couple of lengths clear early in the straight and was only caught over the final stages.
5 1 ALWAYS WELL (M112) D Beadman -- Camped midfield, 2 deep with cover. Finished off soundly.
6 3 INTELLECTUALSTRIDE (L409) Y T Cheng B/SR Parked 1 out 1 back. Wanted to hang in the straight & shifted ground near the furlong when closing off fairly.
7 12 DRAGON CHOICE (L338) J Lloyd B/TT Posted 3 wide without cover, in a midfield position. Kept up a sound gallop despite the wide run.
8 2 DISPATCHER (M139) D Whyte -- Jumped well and settled just behind midfield the fence. Didn't show any turn off foot in the straight and went to the line one paced.
9 9 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) T Clark XB Taken back from a wide barrier and settled back in the field on the rails. Stayed to the inside in the straight and finished off evenly.
10 5 KING PENDRAGON (N018) M Du Plessis B1 Not the best away then was shuffled back to settle with the backmakers, 2 wide with cover. Made up some ground in the straight but never really got into the race.
11 4 DIAMOND ANGEL (M212) K C Leung B-/TT Had a nice run in the race travelling 3 back the paint. Only plodded to the line.
12 8 BLAZE RAIDER (N091) M Chadwick TT Raced in last position 3 wide with cover. Moved onto the rail after the 500m, continued to stay at the rear despite being hustled along and struggled in the final stretch.
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