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Race 1 (145)

HEUNG YIP HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   2200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 TELEPHATIA (P405) M L Yeung B/TT Rear early, made steady headway to reach 5th within 3L of pace on top of back straight, commenced move around home bend but baulked on straightening, ran on gamely to assert authority inside the 100M.
2 1 LE PANACHE (V369) N Rawiller B/H Settled towards the rear, made rapid progress approaching the 600 metres to dispute the lead rounding home bend, hit the front briefly over 200 metres out but overshadowed nearing finish.
3 3 SWEET BEAN (S205) Z Purton V1 Settled towards the rear, ran on quite well between runners in straight, did best work late.
4 8 LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (S354) K C Leung B Settled not far off the pace on the rail, chased leaders into straight, met minor inconvenience on straightening, fought on steadily without threatening.
5 6 FAITHFUL BOY (T089) C Y Ho B Broke well and attempted to make all, joined by eventual runner-up approaching the final bend, soon weakened under pressure in straight.
6 9 SUPERNATURAL (V063) H T Mo B Failed to muster and dropped to last few, trailed the field from the 1700 metres, widest runner turning for home, inconvenienced 250 metres out, fought on steadily under pressure.
7 5 JOLLY AMBER (V392) U Rispoli V- Pressed forward from a wide gate before settling mostly 2L back in 4th, shuffled backward steadily from the Rock despite rails run turning for home, made no further in straight.
8 7 ISLAND FLYER (S423) W M Lai B/XB Slow to muster and given reminders, picked up around first bend to settle in close up 2nd, failed to keep up with pace from the 600 metres.
9 4 DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) H N Wong P Close up briefly, soon dropped back to wide in midfield, came under pressure to hold place rounding final bend, wide into home straight, kept on before weakening under pressure inside final 200 metres. (Lame next day)
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