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Race 7 (326)

SPORTS ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 HEROIC GURU (S260) B Prebble CP Jumped well, not pushed, held behind midfield in one-off position. Covered extra ground turn, very wide into straight, finished strongly down centre track for comfortable win.
2 9 RED MARVEL (T417) V Cheminaud H/TT Got off OK, ridden to hold one-off position in midfield. Got close to heels entering turn, switched out in straight, tightened 300m, finished strongly.
3 8 BEAUTY KINGDOM (T189) C Y Ho B/TT Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide before settling outside hind quarters of leader back stretch. Rolled forward entering straight, looked winner 200m, run down.
4 6 TONYBOY (S101) M L Yeung TT No early speed, settling 3-back along rail. Got shuffled further back turning for home, took run between horses in straight and finished off nicely.
5 3 SUPEROI (T017) N Rawiller -- Ridden to hold forward position but not enough sped, crossed and shuffled back towards rear. Switched out 600m, circled field to hit front 200m, flattened late.
6 11 UNBEATABLE GUTS (S231) Y T Cheng V Hard ridden to lead but overtaken 1000m. Held on to box seat to straight, boxed on gamely to 200m before tiring.
7 2 GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) S De Sousa TT Hampered start, last on settling, shaken up 800m but bumped and unbalanced 700m. Held at rear to straight and ran on fairly.
8 5 CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) K C Leung XB Pushed forward from an outside draw, racing wide till taking over lead 1000m and crossing to fence. Collared 200m and gave ground gradually.
9 10 SPARKLING SWORD (P256) C Schofield H/TT Ridden to share early pace before crossed and shuffled two back first turn. Under pressure turning for home but didn't respond and faded.
10 1 CLUB LIFE (P309) G Benoist B Began awkwardly, shifted in, bumped. Urged forward, kept wide, then eased behind pace. Raced fiercely and lost position entering straight, steadied 200m when giving ground.
11 4 ROYAL PARTNER (N394) N Callan V/TT Bumped shortly after start, pressed forward 3-wide settling 2L from leader. Improved around turn, but tired soon after straightening and faded.
12 12 LEOWL (S295) K Teetan CP Shifted across behind runners from an outside draw, settling at rear along rail. Trailed field thereafter and never competitive.
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