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Race 8 (104)

HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 HIGH REV (C007) Z Purton B/XB Not hurried, raced towards the rear until 500M then switched out making smooth headway on outside, hit lead passing 250M, drew right away to win by dominant margin.
2 9 UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) C Y Ho -- Began awkwardly, settled last 6Ls off the pace, driven along 450M, wide into straight, stayed on to go 2nd 50M, no threat to runaway winner.
3 4 HAR HAR HEART (A224) R Bayliss -- Held up in midfield, 4Ls off the pace at 800M, made rapid headway on outside from 550M to join leaders, kept on steadily to line, not winner's pace over final 200M, lost 2nd 50M.
4 5 PARTY TOGETHER (C210) H W Lai H-/SR- In mid-division, caught wide no cover from 1100M, made his move 550M, vied for lead until 200M, one paced final stages.
5 8 ALL YOU KNOW (A320) C Schofield B/H/TT Shifted across behind runners, towards the rear 5Ls back, shuffled back to last 650M, ran on mildly in the run home, never a threat to the runaway winner.
6 11 BABY (C271) M L Yeung B Pressed forward, led passing 1300M, taken on by rivals 400M, fought and stayed in contention until 200M then faded towards the line.
7 6 LOOKING GOOD (B256) G van Niekerk B Niggled along to be tracking leaders along the 2-path on settling, shuffled back to midfield spot 500M, battled on to 150M, no extra final stages.
8 12 THUNDER STOMP (V279) H N Wong B Hugged rail from 1500M, tracked leaders to the straight, fought hard to keep up with rivals early straight, run ended 150M and weakened.
9 10 ACCLAIMED LIGHT (T369) M Chadwick B Settled down behind midfield along the inside, kept to inside on straightening, failed to respond to pressure, no impression from 250M.
10 3 EARTH TRILOGY (C211) N Callan XB Crowded for room on jumping, caught wide no cover and raced keenly from 1300M, strode forward to race outside leader, first to come under pressure inside 500M, weakened badly to finish tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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