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Race 7 (053)

CASSIA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 WIN IT (P032) H N Wong CP Began well, not hurried, settling 4L behind tearaway leaders. Took closer order 750m, hit front 250m, kept finding when strongly challenged final 150m.
2 3 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) N Callan B/TT Pressed forward from outside draw before settling in one-off position 5L from leader. Under pressure from 400m, switched in 150m to get split, finished strongly.
3 2 WILLIE INVICTUS (S255) J Moreira B Began well but eased off fast pace, settling in midfield along rail. Tightened 650m, switched out, swung wide entering straight, ran on strongly.
4 5 PO CHING TREASURE (S388) R Fourie CP/TT Hard ridden to hold rail before easing off fast pace in 4th place. Improved passing 600m but only got going final 200m when finished strongly.
5 1 FORMULA WON (P183) Z Purton TT Began fairly, held and taken closer to fence at rear. Rolled forward from 700m when pace slowed, skirting field three-wide to look chance 200m. One-paced final stages.
6 12 IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) M Chadwick TT Jumped OK, not pushed, racing behind midfield to turn when unbalanced and hit rail. Unbalanced top of straight but finished off nicely.
7 11 BUDDY BUDDIES (M021) W M Lai -- Slow, steadied, dropping to rear along rail. Came off fence and shaken up approaching 400m, switched in top of straight, boxed on fairly.
8 10 AGIAAL (N177) M L Yeung CP Began OK, restrained and taken to fence, settling last. Urged forward from 500m, swung wide into straight, boxed on fairly.
9 6 BEST HOPE (S102) K C Ng CP Aggressively ridden from start to 1100m inside leader before steadied and settled in 2nd along rail. Battled on gamely to 200m when flattened, faded.
10 4 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) B Prebble -- Steadied soon after start and shifted in behind horses from wide draw, settling at rear in one-off position. Taken wide in straight but only one-paced.
11 7 DUAL HAPPY (N427) T H So B Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, ridden forward settling midfield in one-off position. Shifted in and bumped top of straight, found little under pressure.
12 8 SOLAR KINGDOM (S041) Y T Cheng H Used early and set fast pace to get to the front, finally getting clear lead 1000m before cutting to fence 800m and slowing pace. Caught 250m and faded.
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