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Race 1 (584)

CORNWALL HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 PEARL STAR (P334) T Berry B Jumped moderately, settled in midfield, commenced move and switched widest into straight, quickened up well down the centre of the track to swoop on horses, won with authority.
2 5 WINNING ADVANTAGE (N359) J Moreira B/TT Jumped well from a low draw, soon held back from the front to settle in forward of midfield mainly in 3L 5th on rails, commenced moved turning in, fought on steadily to hold good chance but outsprinted by winner close to line.
3 9 SAMMY'S FALCON (CK383) A Suborics B/TT Jumped well, raced 3-wide prominently before shifting in to one off the rails in 1L 2nd, soon came to challenge turning in hitting the front briefly over 100 metres out but swamped close to home.
4 6 MASTER GUNNER (CJ142) H Bowman XB Slightly slow out, settled in last few and waited with, commenced move entering straight, ran on well between runners to be nearest at finish.
5 12 ORIENTAL FANTASIA (P269) C K Tong H/SR/TT Broke well from a poor draw to contest lead, took up running coming out of home straight the first time setting a steady pace, headed under pressure over 100 metres out, swamped for a placing late.
6 11 RED ADVENTURE (N158) D Whyte B Jumped fairly from a poor gate but ridden positively to take up rails run in 2L 3rd rounding stables bend, commenced move approaching home turn but baulked and held up on heels of runners most of way in straight.
7 8 GOOD TIMES ROLL (P033) C Y Ho TT Broke well, settled in 4th within 3L of pace, commenced move over 400 metres out to come within 2L of lead in 3rd when 3-wide turning for home, looked a place chance closing stages but unable to sustain inside final 100 metres.
8 4 YOUNG HAPPY (M305) H W Lai -- Soon taken across from the widest draw to trail the field, remained similar entering straight but saved a lot of ground turning in, made modest progress under pressure in straight without threatening.
9 7 HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) T H So B-/TT Slow out, settled one from last, made swift headway around field from the 900 metres to reach 4th briefly when 4-wide around the bend, unable to sustain run after straightening.
10 2 NO TIES (N271) Z Purton B Began well from a poor draw, gradually taken back for cover to behind midfield in 9th, became 10th around home bend, made no impression in the run home.
11 10 IT CAN ONLY BE YOU (P244) K Teetan V Jumped fairly, settled in midfield on rails, lost position around the Rock, towards the rear home bend but saved ground turning in, tired badly.
12 3 CROATIA (P132) N Callan B/H2 Jumped fairly, settled 3-wide without cover most of way in midfield in 6th, weakened out of contention under pressure from over 400 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