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Race 5 (769)

MAVERICK STAR HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) O Bosson -- Fast break, raced handy 1 off with cover, shifted 3 deep & niggled 400m, driven into stretch, quickened to lead 180m, drew clear.
2 7 FLYING MONKEY (T361) J Moreira -- Speed wide & driven to lead 1090m, to rail 950m, 1L clear & shaken up turning in, all out & headed 180m, kept battling but tapered.
3 5 HELEN'S CHOICE (P185) K K Chiong -- Outpaced initially, bustled to settle back of midfield, edged 3 deep 750m, niggled 500m, driven very wide into stretch, closed to make frame late.
4 2 SECRET AGENT (P388) K Teetan B Outpaced early stages, settled back of midfield 1 off, driven into stretch & shifted out, stayed on for late headway.
5 10 EMPEROR VICTORY (T340) D Whyte B Broke ok, raced midfield 3 deep no cover, advanced 800m to press lead 650m, slotted 1 off, ridden 400m, soon all out, tapered.
6 11 MASSIVE POWER (T339) T H So H Sharp start, snagged back to park 3 back on rail, shifted off fence home turn, ridden 300m, switched out 200m, one paced in run home.
7 1 ROCKET LET WIN (P330) K C Leung B/TT Lacked early toe & rousted, settled rail near rear, bustled 520m, plugged on for minor inroads.
8 6 VERY RICH MAN (V286) G Lerena -- Led at break, headed 1090m & raced 1 back on fence, overraced & steadied off heels 700m, driven into stretch, faded in run home.
9 8 KIROV (S277) N Callan TT Taken back from wide gate, soon niggled to sit 3 wide with cover back of midfield, checked off heels 780m, hard-ridden turning in, plodded one pace.
10 4 GOOD MAN (V030) Z Purton B/TT1 Broke with others, soon niggled to rail at rear of pack, shifted 1 off for progress 750m, steadied 430m, not clear & checked 250m, no extra.
11 12 WINASWEWISH (T385) C Y Ho TT Missed break & raced 5L adrift of main pack, ridden to join tail turning in, soon emptied, never a factor.
12 3 WINNING KING (S357) N Rawiller CP/XB/TT Taken back to midfield from wide gate & trapped 4 wide no cover, advanced 820m to sit handy 3 deep, driven 380m, found nil & faded weakly.
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