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Race 7 (380)

CONNAUGHT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 WE THE SOUTH (D149) C Soumillon H/XB Began well settling on the rail just inside the leader, hit the front shortly after straightening, won confidently.
2 3 FLYING GENIUS (D071) Z Purton B/TT Settled 3-wide with cover in midfield, commenced move rounding home bend, finished off the race strongly inside final 150 metres.
3 2 SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) T Piccone H-/B Travelled very wide without cover towards the rear, in similar position turning for home, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
4 6 KURPANY (D172) A Badel TT Jumped very awkwardly losing considerable ground, trailed the field to the 500 metres, saved ground turning in, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
5 1 KAI XIN DRAGON (E174) K Teetan -- Travelled very keenly from the 700 and checked back to rear of midfield over 600 metres out, saved ground near the rail turning for home, unable to quicken under pressure in straight and gave ground inside final 100 metres.
6 5 HARMONY AND RICH (D110) C Wong -- Soon took up running holding narrow lead 2-wide to home straight, drifted out under pressure while yielding ground after straightening.
7 8 FABULOUS EIGHT (B473) J Moreira TT Tightened and lost position shortly after short dropping towards the rear, in similar position on the rail turning in, kept on at the one pace in home straight. (Tactic questioned)
8 12 WILD WEST WING (C381) A Hamelin -- Began from a wide gate, with leaders 4-wide early before taken 2 back to 4th approaching home bend, found nothing under pressure in home straight.
9 9 MAN STAR (D429) C Schofield B With leaders early stages, dropped some 2L back to 3rd over 650 metres out, kept on until finding no extra inside final 150 metres.
10 10 NORDIC WELLSTAR (E207) C L Chau -- Travelled wide with cover in midfield, lost position when widest turning into straight, never recovered.
11 7 YOUNG PASSION (D380) B Shinn -- Slightly slow out settling well behind, dropped to last 500 metres out, never seen with a chance
12 11 ORION PATCH (D401) M F Poon PC-/B2/TT- Began fairly but soon dropped to midfield along the rail despite niggling along, saved ground on the inside turning in, soon weakened in straight.
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