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Race 1 (177)

DUMBARTON HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 ASMODAI (M101) K C Ng B/SR Began from a wide gate, held prominent positions when wide down far side, gradually crossed to gain slender advantage coming out of back straight, stuck on under pressure.
2 6 FASCINATING SMILE (CK335) T Clark B Broke well in lead early settling just off the pace in 3rd on rails, switched out to challenge inside final 300 M, ran on to just fail to get up on line.
3 12 MEGABUCKS (CJ301) H W Lai V Ridden early settling in 5th within 3L of pace on rails, shifted out for a run entering straight, tightened 250 M out, finished off race well.
4 11 FAIRY DRAGON (L018) C Y Ho B/TT Ridden for speed early and soon gained narrow lead, just headed onto home bend, fought on under pressure upon straightening only to be swamped for a placing close to home.
5 8 EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) C W Wong V Began moderately, improved gradually under intermittent reminders to reach midfield approaching home bend, saved ground on rails turning in, fought on steadily without threatening.
6 2 IDYLLIC WIND (N139) D Whyte -- Not far off in 6th far side, similar turning in, ran home one-paced.
7 3 CREATIVE UNION (M338) Y T Cheng -- Settled in midfield, steadied over 800 M out and failed to settle far side, behind midfield into straight, ran home one-paced.
8 9 LIVERPOOL LAD (N071) K C Leung -- Trailed the field to straight, saved ground turning in, went past only well-beaten runners.
9 5 SOLAR WONDER (L034) A Suborics V- Settled in rear, saved ground turning in, ran home one-paced.
10 7 BINGO BINGO (L196) M Chadwick B/TT Settled well back in 10th, saved ground turning for home, ran home one-paced.
11 4 FASTALOT (L376) Z Purton H/TT Settled in 4th within 3L of pace, dropped away quickly inside final 200 M. (Questioned for disappointing performance.)
12 1 DIAMOND RAINBOW (L079) B Prebble CP Drawn poorly, soon dropped to last few, never a danger.
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