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Race 4 (050)

DIANTHUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LOVELY NAUGHTY (S153) K C Leung B Led at break on rail & bustled, headed 1060m & raced a neck 2nd without cover, edged lead 400m, driven 1L clear turning in, battled to wire, just held on.
2 7 STAR OF WAI BO (P177) J Moreira H/P Smart start & rousted prominently, trapped wide no cover, slotted handy 1 off with cover 800m, wide into stretch & driven, rattled to nick 2nd final stride.
3 2 MR GINGER (N307) C K Tong B/TT Fast start & prominent, niggled along 1 back 1 off, switched 3 deep final turn, quickened to 2nd 260m, kept closing centre track but lost 2nd at wire.
4 10 SIR JOHN (P344) B Prebble -- Fast start widest, taken back to midfield 3 wide with cover, slotted 1 off 800m, ridden along 500m, shifted out turning in, stayed on for solid inroads.
5 8 HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) G Mosse -- Moderate start, raced rail near rear, shifted out & driven home turn, switched centre track 200m, stormed home late.
6 3 HAYMAKER (T054) C Schofield H/SR Broke ok, rolled to sit 1 back on rail, shifted 1 off turning in & driven in 3rd, ran on only evenly & edged out of frame.
7 5 ALL TIMES LUCKY (P064) K C Ng XB Broke ok, settled 1 off with cover behind midfield, driven wide into stretch, kept on without threatening.
8 4 MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) N Callan V Good break, bustled & raced 1 off with cover fore of midfield, niggled 620m, under pump 400m, boxed on one pace.
9 12 JET SET DRAGON (S384) T H So H/B1 Broke well, soon outpaced & bustled midfield on rail, plugged on one pace.
10 9 LE PEGASE (T280) R Fourie P-/H1 Taken back from wide gate, niggled 2nd last 1 off, driven 420m, hard-ridden into stretch, found little in tepid run home.
11 1 MELLIFLUENT (S059) Z Purton B/TT Taken back at start & soon detached at tail, gradually closed to be 1L adrift & ridden 420m, plugged on, never a factor.
12 11 SKY FULL OF STARS (T260) H N Wong CP- Sharp break, driven to narrow lead at 1060m & raced 1 off no cover, headed 400m, driven into stretch, found nil & faded 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