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Race 1 (383)

FANLING HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   2200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) K C Leung B/TT Prominent early, steadied and gradually shuffled back to behind midfield down the straight the first time, made rapid progress leaving the Rock to take up running, hung on dourly in the run home.
2 10 WIN CHANCE (P415) M L Yeung H/PC/TT Well back, made rapid progress behind eventual winner down far side to reach 3rd 3-wide leaving the Rock, similar turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening.
3 5 SUPER STRIKE (CL393) N Rawiller B Jumped fairly settling in midfield, carried backward approaching the Rock, towards the rear into the straight, ran on under pressure to be nearest at finish.
4 4 DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) G Mosse P-/H2 Well back early stages, gained 3-wide around stables bend to reach midfield, improved further under pressure at Rock chasing leader into straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres.
5 11 HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) M Chadwick XB Soon taken well behind and waited with, switched out for a run entering home straight, made steady headway down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish.
6 8 KING HARADASUN (N396) Z Purton TT Settled behind midfield on rails gaining closer when pace slackened but steadied 1200 metres out, carried further back down far side, shifted wide into straight, kept on past well-beaten horses closing stages.
7 7 GOLD TARTINI (N070) M Guyon B Midfield, made steady headway to join the leader from around stables bend, yielded ground leaving the Rock.
8 1 FLYING IN (CK120) D Whyte CP Settled in midfield, slightly worse when wide coming down the straight the first time, regained midfield position going up the Rock, ran home one-paced under pressure.
9 3 BRIGHT CONCEPT (S038) O Doleuze B Broke well to lead early, ceded advantage to settle just off the speed approaching the winning post the first time, carried further back to midfield approaching the Rock, made no show in the run home.
10 6 DRAGON (S018) J Moreira B/E Travelled wide with leaders early crossing to rails 1200 metres out steadying the pace, ceded advantage mid-way down far side, faded under pressure from home bend. (Lame) (Questioned for disappointing performance)
11 9 SMART GUY (M377) T H So H Ridden early, settled just off the pace on rails, gradually shuffled back to midfield from stables bend when pace slackened, dropped further back at Rock, made no impression thereafter.
12 2 FOUR FOUR FIVE (P445) U Rispoli B/TT Vied for lead early stages, settled for one-out-one-back position turning into home straight the first time, dropped further back to midfield going up the Rock, soon weakened out of contention. (Lame next day)
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