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Race 8 (250)

KING KWONG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 LITTLE DRAGON (S264) N Callan B Tracked leaders 2-wide, driven forward 600M to chase breakaway leader, wrestled the lead inside 200M under strong handling, fended off late challenges to score.
2 12 STEP HIGH (N047) M L Yeung -- Held up in mid-division 4Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside, stayed on well up the fence to make a late impression, went 2nd 50M from home.
3 10 TOP ACT (P435) M Demuro V/TT Fractious in stalls and slowly away, settled towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, nudged along 500M, did best work final 200M, nearest finish.
4 2 BULLISH SMART (S221) J Moreira TT Lost ground at the start, held up behind midfield 4-5Ls behind leader, closed off steadily when driven out 400M, made good late impression.
5 9 SUPREME ESSENCE (N401) O Doleuze H/TT Chased leaders along the fence, shuffled back a bit nearing home turn, loomed a place hope 150M, turned one pace final stages.
6 3 FUN RIDER (CK231) K C Leung B In last pair early stages, made mid-race move back-straight, strolled to lead before home turn, kept on effort to 200M, headed and weakened out of contention.
7 5 JAEGER BOMB (P281) Z Purton P- Soon taken across to the fence, settled at the rear 7-8Ls back, waited with until 350M, closed off well.
8 4 CLASSIC JEWELLERY (M329) D Whyte B1 Held up 2-wide in mid-division, driven 450M, gave limited response, never reached contention.
9 7 GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) K Teetan B Eased to a 2-wide spot towards the rear, came under pressure home turn, took time to pick up, ran past beaten rivals closing stages.
10 6 TOO FAST (S308) N Rawiller CP-/P1/TT Crossed to the lead 1300M, led slowly first half, relinquished lead near home turn, had little to offer on straightening.
10 11 CIRCUIT STAR (N220) U Rispoli B-/TT2 Caught wide early stages, strode forward to race outside the pace, driven to chase breakaway leaders home turn, run ended 200M, eased when no chance.
12 1 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) B Prebble -- Behind mid-division and travelled 3-wide for much of the way, not helped by the slow pace first 800M, struggled to keep up 500M, first to be beaten.
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