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Race 5 (612)

NG TUNG RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 REAL FIT (P418) N Callan B/TT Pressed forward from outside draw, racing three-wide until crossing in to sit outside leader at the 1000m. Shaken up approaching the straight, took lead 80m and pulled clear.
2 7 FRUITFUL CHAMPION (T069) Y T Cheng -- Ridden forward from gate 6 to take lead on settling. Not pressed and set steady sections. Kicked ahead passing 300m to look top chance 200m but collared 80m. Kept on.
3 5 JOYFUL THE GREAT (N407) H W Lai E/PC Bumped, recovered, urged forward from inside draw, settling 3-back from leader. Switched three wide in straight and finished off strongly.
4 10 GIDDY GIDDY (S367) D Whyte H/TT Ridden to hold fence behind leader soon after the start. Travelled well and looked well placed passing 200m. Kept on fairly.
5 2 BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) J Moreira B/TT Bumped start, ridden along in midfield but kept away from fence. Switched out for run passing 200m and finished off nicely.
6 8 SNOWHOOVES (S409) A Suborics XB/B1 Hard ridden to hold forward position one-back, one-off to straight. Lost position when field speeded up 350m and weekend final 200m.
7 12 NO TIES (N271) K C Leung B/XB Shifted across behind horses from outer position but still kept wide and towards the rear. Improved position around urn but one-paced in straight.
8 1 STEP FASTER (N295) B Prebble B/TT Ridden along in a one-off position towards the rear. Made up some ground early in straight but no-extra from 200m.
9 9 CONSISTENT (T045) K Teetan H Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling near fence at rear. Never looked likely though did run past a couple of tired horses final 200.
10 4 SILVER DRAGON (M326) G Mosse PC Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling at rear in a one-off position. Clear last around turn. Never competitive.
11 11 INCREDIBLE ACT (S086) Z Purton TT Slow into stride, then raced keenly along fence. Made up some ground around turn, but found nothing in straight.
12 3 FLYING CAPTAIN (S350) T H So -- Ridden along early but trapped wide without cover some 6L from leader. Hung in passing 500m and dropped out. Steward ruled performance was unacceptable.
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