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Race 9 (249)

AUSTRALIA HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 SUPREME PROFIT (P230) S De Sousa B/TT Jumped well but restrained, dropping to rear in one-off position. Not asked for an effort until niggled at passing 500m, taken to centre track 180m and powered home to win on the line.
2 8 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) N Callan B Jumped with field, allowed to stride forward, taking first turn 3-wide. Settled one-off 3L from leader back stretch. Put under pressure 450m, speared forward under whip to look winner 100m but run down on line.
3 10 PACKING DRAGON (T230) M Barzalona B Pressed forward 3-wide to race outside leader first turn. Steadied 1200m but unable get cover and surged forward to lead 480m. Kicked 3L clear 300m but faltered final stages and run down.
4 7 DYNAMISM (T188) K Teetan H/SR Broke fairly, ridden along to 1600m before restrained and taken in, settling one-off behind midfield. Made forward move passing 450m, taken to centre track and finished strongly under hard riding to just miss.
5 11 MCQUEEN (V013) S Clipperton XB Began awkwardly, taken to rail but outpaced, dropping to rear. Not asked to move until 400m when shaken up, swung wide into straight, run into traffic jam, shifted out 150m to improve, finished strongly.
6 3 SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) O Doleuze -- Tightened shortly after start, settling midfield in one-off position. Niggled at passing 500m, swung wide into straight finished off strongly under vigorous riding.
7 2 WINNIE'S HONEY (V132) J Moreira H Began OK, taken to rail and settled, dropping to behind midfield. Switched off along back stretch, left fence 450m to make run, ran on steadily in straight. Lame right front leg.
8 5 DIVINE BOY (T163) T H So -- Steadied on jumping and shifted across behind runners, settling last in a well strung-out field. Hard ridden from 400m, taken on centre field on straightening, ran on steadily.
9 6 TOP ACT (P435) G Lerena B-/H/TT Hard ridden from inside draw to get forward position 2-back from leader but left 7L behind when pace hotted up back stretch. Took closer order turn, got inside run in straight and finished off fairly.
10 1 BASIC TRILOGY (V133) H Bowman B Surged forward from inside draw to settle one-back, one-off at first turn but shuffled 5L back 1000m when rivals moved forward. Closed in steadily around turn, swung wide, kept on fairly till flattened 100m.
11 4 SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) B Prebble H Vigorously ridden from start to lead to 1480m before dropping into box seat first turn. Kept tabs on leader to straight, kept on fairly until running on empty final 200m. Substantial amount of mucus in trachea.
12 9 KING GENKI (V181) M Chadwick TT Hard ridden but wide to take lead 1480m before crossing to fence. Refused to settle and set hot pace to straight when headed 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