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Race 8 (500)

LAMMA ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 WOOD ON FIRE (C460) K Teetan H/TT From draw 1 jumped well to lead early stages before sitting back behind leaders, finished off willingly on straightening to lead inside 150M, well in control over final stages.
2 1 SMOKEY BEAR (E126) A Hamelin B/XB/TT Showed speed from draw 3 and vied for command on inside, continued on well under top weight to establish narrow lead 250M, couldn't hold off winner 150M, held on for 2nd just.
3 9 LORIZ (C036) Y L Chung B Sent forward from outside draw, vied for the lead 2-wide down the back-straight, kept battling turning for home, ceded to first 2 final 150M. Finished clear form rest.
4 5 PACHISI (H104) Z Purton CP/XB/TT Awkwardly away and lost ground, raced keenly towards the rear, responded fairly when placed under pressure 400M, stayed on to finish a distant 4th. (Jockey : felt something amiss concluding stages. / Roarer.)
5 2 A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) K C Leung -- From wide draw dropped back off the pace, waited with at the rear until top of straight, closed off mildly over final 300M but never a threat to first three.
6 8 ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) M Chadwick B/TT Began fairly, moved up to chase leaders from 900M, couldn't keep up with first three top of straight, faded final stages.
7 3 RACING FIGHTER (B285) H Bowman B/TT Taken across from wide draw, dropped back to the rear 7Ls off the pace, made limited progress on straightening, never a threat to leaders.
8 4 SEE U AGAIN (G247) C L Chau -- Jumped awkwardly and blundered soon after, near the rear and further back than anticipated to avoid racing wide, ran on fairly final 300M, never involved. (Jockey questioned re riding position.)
9 12 GOODMANSHIP (E208) M L Yeung B/TT Positioned ahead of midfield, caught racing wide no cover until 500M, not quickened when pushed along 400M, never reach contention.
10 11 YOO YOO KNIGHT (H053) A Badel B Raced keenly in midfield, came under pressure 500M, lacked further response on straightening.
11 6 GO GO GO (H196) C Y Ho TT1 Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, came up empty turning for home, never going the pace to challenge.
12 7 PLENTY PLENTY (G344) H T Mo H1/TT1 Jumped only fairly, raced behind midfield, pushed along 600M to keep up with rivals, soon beaten top of straight. (Mucus.)
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