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Race 2 (294)

GREAT GEORGE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 BRILLANTE (T037) A Suborics -- Held the rails among the leading trio. Had a slim advantage turning in. Kept on strongly and just managed to hold off a late challenger.
2 9 GIDEON (S134) K Teetan B/TT Ridden along the rails at midfield. 2-3Ls off turning for home. Finished strong but no luck in finding a run inside 200M. Just failed to catch winner.
3 2 THOR THE GREATEST (P396) U Rispoli H Raced 2-wide among a trio of leaders. 1/2L down into home straight. Stayed on well but unable to find extra to regain advantage final stages.
4 11 HIGHLAND DRAGON (N265) D Whyte CP Outpaced by early leaders. Better than midfield and 3Ls off the lead early stages. Asked to be closer 600M and was right behind leader turning in. Kept on well but unable to draw closer final stages.
5 10 OUR HONOUR (S324) C K Tong -- Raced 3-wide behind midfield. Closed off well and made up ground in the straight.
6 8 WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) N Callan -- Raced behind the leading trio. Ran on fairly in the straight but unable to draw any closer final stages.
7 12 ELEGANT FRAMES (N240) W M Lai B 2-wide behind midfield. Made a ground saving trip around the turn and kept on fairly in the straight.
8 7 JUMBO SPIRIT (T038) B Prebble TT Jumped awkwardly and soon trailed field. Remained in last place 200M out but made a late charge home.
9 4 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) Y T Cheng PC- Near the pace early stages. Urged to keep up at the rock. 3Ls off the lead making the turn. Ran on and made up a bit of late ground.
10 1 PLANET CHOICE (S444) G Mosse TT Raced 3-wide at midfield. Niggled to keep up at turn. Made up some late ground but encountered traffic final stages.
11 6 SIROCCO TOO (S036) M Guyon -- Raced towards the rear. Did not quicken and maintain same pace to line.
12 5 OCEAN ROAR (N317) T H So -- Jumped well from wide draw and urged under the whip to go forward. Raced 3-wide among leaders until dropping out final 200M.
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