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Race 7 (476)

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

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 WEALTHY DELIGHT (D424) Z Purton -- Settled towards the rear in 9th, commenced move out wide over 400 metres out, widest runner turning in, ran on well under pressure to grab victory 50 metres out.
2 5 ROYAL BOMB (E143) C Y Ho -- Tracked the leader on the rail, commenced move inside the 500 metres and switched out for a run entering straight, ran on under pressure to hit the front inside the 200 metres only to be caught 50 metres out.
3 4 KING OPIE (B034) T Piccone V Jumped awkwardly losing ground, ridden to midfield on the rail, gained closer to 3L 6th into back straight, commenced move rounding home bend and shifted out for a run on straightening, fought on steadily without threatening.
4 6 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) M F Poon B1/TT Well there, shifted back to 5th 2-wide some 3L back into back straight, commenced move 3-wide at the 500 metres going wider into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. (Tactic questioned)
5 9 SMOOTHIES (D233) K Teetan B/TT Began well but gradually taken back to midfield, travelled keenly at the 1000 metres, badly held up on straightening at the 300 metres, produced good late impression closing stages. (Tactic questioned)
6 11 HARDLY SWEARS (C025) M L Yeung -- Restrained towards the rear for rails run from a wide gate, gained slightly closer passing the 700 metres, snuck up to 3rd hugging inside rails turning in, failed to quicken to threaten.
7 10 VILLA FIONN (B339) R Maia B Crowded at start, settled the back on the rail, saved ground on the inside turning in, made good impression under pressure early in straight.
8 2 INDICATIVE VOTE (E196) B Shinn XB1 Settled well behind, made up ground late ground down the centre of home straight.
9 7 HARMONY SPIRIT (D263) C L Chau CP/XB Broke well, taken back to travel in last few on the rail, angled out for a run passing the 400 metres but badly hampered making home turn, made no further impression in straight.
10 3 PARTERRE (E234) A Hamelin B Broke well sharing early pace on the rail, held about half a length advantage most of the way in back straight, went 1L clear rounding home bend and into straight, unable to sustain effort and headed 200 metres out.
11 12 EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) A Badel -- Pressed forward from a wide gate, travelled with the leaders 3-wide round the first bend before obtaining one-out-one-back position on top of stables bend, mainly 2L back in 4th in back straight, gave ground on home bend.
12 1 YO BEAUTY (E275) V Borges TT Jumped sideway losing ground, quickly ridden forward to join the pace rounding first bend, travelled outside the leader in 2nd most of the back straight, gave ground quickly from 450 metres out.
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