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Race 4 (070)

NAM FUNG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 VALUE CHOICE (CG213) K T Yeung B 3-back the rails better than midfield until the 600 M, peeled out 2-wide to challenge straightening for the line, kept on well to get up inside final 50 M.
2 2 GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) B Prebble H-/XB- Close up in 4th initially, 2Ls back in 4th off last turn, snatched the lead fleetingly inside final 200 M only to be overhauled close home.
3 9 TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) D Beadman P-/TT Big run, 5Ls back in 10th and dragged back to 8Ls last on straightening, finished very strongly to place, post came a fraction early for the quinella. (Tactic questioned.)
4 11 GANBARIA (CE052) C K Tong B/TT Led by a neck on the rails early on and same into stretch, all out when headed at the furlong pole, one-paced finish and run out of a place final 50 M.
5 1 FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) M Du Plessis -- Checked early but recovered to hold midfield spot with cover through to home straight, stayed on fairly but outpaced by front quartet to conclude.
6 4 KINGSTON MARBLE (CE244) W M Lai B 3-wide but with cover around midfield and 4Ls or so from the pace down the back, never likely to improve a great deal in home straight.
7 6 RACING SPIRIT (CE105) H W Lai B/TT Quietly ridden from wide gate, 5Ls down in 9th off last bend, made minor late ground without bothering the principals.
8 12 HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) Y T Cheng V/TT Caught 3-wide no cover before flanking leader out 2-wide from 800 M to stretch, couldn't keep up in the final 200 M.
9 5 CRICKET DON (CJ229) F Coetzee -- Travelled well in box-seat down the back straight but came under pressure on the circle and steadily yielded ground in the closing stages.
10 7 FOREST STAR (CJ167) E Saint-Martin TT Didn't break well, 3-wide no cover throughout, 3Ls back in midfield at first but 2Ls back in 4th off last bend, tough run soon told and faded.
11 10 CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) B Doyle B No Comments on Running information for this horse.
12 8 INVESTAR (CH099) O Doleuze B Broke well but became disunited in his action for a number of strides shortly after the start, slipped back to 6Ls in 10th turning in, eased down.
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