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Race 1 (039)

TIU KENG LENG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 BO DUKE (S378) M Chadwick V/TT Began well from the widest gate, soon led obtaining rails run coming onto stables bend, held 1L advantage most of way, held on well under pressure in straight. (Questioned for improved performance)
2 5 AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) O Doleuze CP Broke well, tracked the leader on rails, angled out for a run turning in but unable to draw level the length of the straight.
3 3 SMART UNION (P268) N Rawiller -- Broke well, taken back to race in 5th in midfield on rails, held similar position to home bend, gained 3rd 1.5L back on rails turning in, kept on steadily without quickening.
4 8 BLAZING PASS (T108) D Whyte B/TT Moderate start, settled behind midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, made modest headway without threatening.
5 4 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) N Callan B Settled towards the rear after beginning from a wide gate, commenced move rounding home turn, continued to come under strong pressure in straight, ran on to be nearest at finish.
6 9 GLORY STAR (T336) T H So B/TT Jumped fairly, vied for lead early before settling 1L back in 2nd one off the rails, unable to sustain effort and faded steadily under pressure from approaching home straight. (Questioned for disappointing performance)
7 2 PO CHING TREASURE (S388) B Prebble V/TT Settled 2L back in 4th one off the rails, came under pressure approaching home turn, failed to quicken in the run home.
8 1 GOLD DRAGON (S339) C Schofield B/TT Moderate start, ridden and soon settled in 6th in midfield about 4L off the pace, switched out for a run entering home straight, one-paced. (Blood in trachea)
9 6 WEALTHY FORTUNE (P324) K C Leung B Sluggish at start, well behind early stages, headway far side to reach midfield leaving the Rock, yielded ground under pressure from home bend.
10 7 MAC ROW (N252) M L Yeung H/XB Soon dropped to last few, became last halfway out, no further impression.
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