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Race 1 (765)

BULLDOZER HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 FOREVER FUN (S130) H N Wong B/TT Ridden along from the widest gate from forward of midfield to settle 3-wide in 3rd with the leaders, hit the front under pressure 200 metres out and just held on to the line.
2 11 INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) K K Chiong B Moderate start, raced 3 lengths back on rail, came closer rounding home bend but didn't find much room early in straight, fought on doggedly closing stages while shifting ground to just fail to get up on line.
3 6 MANHATTAN STRIKER (V141) Z Purton H Taken back to race in rear from a poor gate, trailed the field to the straight, ran on well under pressure near the centre of the track.
4 5 ACE KING (T331) K C Ng -- Settled at the back on rails, finished off race well, did best work late.
5 4 SEA WARRIOR (P411) J Moreira TT Away with them, positioned 2 wide in 5th, similar position on turn, angled out early in straight, raced tight and carried wider after 200M, finished off evenly.
6 1 GIDDY GIDDY (S367) N Rawiller B/H/TT Began well from the one draw holding narrow lead on rails most of way to straight, unable to sustain effort after straightening.
7 9 REAL FIT (P418) M Chadwick B/TT Ridden along to share the pace hitting front briefly in back straight, held every chance early in home straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres.
8 8 GOLDEN GUNNERS (N330) O Bosson TT Raced wide better than midfield after beginning from a wide draw, remained in similar position when 3-wde in 6th turning in, ran home one-paced.
9 10 NOBLE BUDDIES (T356) C Y Ho B/XB/TT Moderate jump, niggled along early stages in maintain position in mid-division, slightly worse coming out of back straight, produced good late impression final stages despite tight between runners.
10 12 EVER SHINY (S214) T H So E Soon dropped to last few despite ridden along, never seen with a chance.
11 2 HIGHLAND DRAGON (N265) G Lerena B Jumped fairly, gradually settled in rear of midfield, baulked for a run after straightening, one-paced under pressure inside final 200 metres.
12 3 LUCKY BALL (T130) N Callan H-/B1 Moderate start, travelled within striking distance of 2L back on rails most of way before overhauled inside final 200 metres. (Blood in trachea 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