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Race 9 (370)

CHATER HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 MARVEL HERO (T311) J Moreira -- Began fairly, taken straight to fence and settled about 4L from leader. Left fence 500m, swung very wide into straight, rolled forward to lead 150m, pulling clear under hands and heels riding.
2 8 HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) Z Purton H/TT Broke well, sharing early pace before easing 3L back along fence first turn. Switched out approaching home turn, 4-wide into straight, looked chance 150m but unable to match winner closing stages.
3 4 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) A Badel B/TT Began well, bumped and unbalanced 1600m before settling one-off 3L from leader. Urged forward passing 600m, swung very wide into straight, ran on steadily.
4 6 MR GENUINE (S253) N Rawiller -- Restrained after jumping and shifted across to fence behind horses, settling at rear. Entered straight behind a wall of horses, picked up momentum while weaving between horses to be closest at finish.
5 7 GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) O Doleuze B Jumped well but restrained and shifted in behind horses to fence to be last on settling. Last into straight before picking up the bit and finishing strongly though not ridden out final stages when tightened.
6 1 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) N Callan XB Jumped fairly, rolled forward taking first turn 3-wide before settling one-back, one-out back stretch. Urged forward 500m to lead momentarily before feeling the pinch 150m. Raced tight final stages and not ridden out.
7 12 FANTASTIC KAKA (P363) T H So H/V1 Broke well, pressed forward to lead on settling, setting good pace to back stretch when slowed tempo. Caught on straightening but kept battling till swamped final 50m.
8 5 DYNAMISM (T188) D Whyte H/SR Bumped shortly after start then shifted in to fence settling behind midfield. Stayed on fence around turn, made ground to 150m when blocked. Boxed on.
9 2 EASTERN EXPRESS (T192) S De Sousa B/TT Away nicely, urged forward, sharing early pace till settling in box seat first turn. Shaken up entering straight but found little and gave ground steadily final 150m.
10 3 SANTA FE SUN (P210) B Prebble B/TT Began OK, ridden along early, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Put under pressure turning for home but found little, plodding home one-paced.
11 11 MCQUEEN (V013) K K Chiong XB Pressed forward from widest draw, taking first turn 4-wide without cover. Allowed to improve to settle outside leader passing 1000m. Under pressure from 400m and spent force 200m, giving ground gradually.
12 10 DUKEDOM (V372) U Rispoli TT- Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling at rear in one-off position. Taken wide passing 700m by inside runner but never really in the hunt.
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