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Race 8 (389)

MUT WAH HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 INVENTOR (T379) N Rawiller B/TT Eased to near the rear from 12, made early move 700M looping the field on outer, chased leader from 450M and gradually wore down leader in the shadows of post.
2 4 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) N Callan B/TT Emerged as leader 1300M, set steady pace first half, pressed by rival 500M and quickened up to maintain the lead, kept going well only to be headed last stride.
3 2 BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) Z Purton H/XB Caught 3-wide early, moved up to 2nd 1200M, bustled along home turn to keep up with quickening leaders, kept up the chase well but never totally clear final 200M.
4 11 THE SYLPH (T055) D Whyte -- Began well from draw 1 tracking leaders along the rail, awkwardly placed 400M, ran on steadily to chase leaders, nearest finish.
5 10 GIANT TURTLE (T391) C Schofield TT With leaders early, tracked leaders 2-wide from 1200M, tried hard final 300M and was gradually getting close to leaders late stages.
6 3 SENSATION (S225) M L Yeung H/V Fractious in stalls, began awkwardly losing ground, towards the rear and got held up inside 400M, ran on well when clear 250M.
7 9 LOOK ERAS (V123) H W Lai B Held up 2-wide in midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, couldn't muster the speed to go closer over final 300M.
8 7 WUSHU CHAMPION (V301) J Moreira H/CP1 Began awkwardly, eased back to the tail of the field , still last at 400M, made up some ground without threatening.
9 8 AMAZING GOLD (V408) T H So H Settled down behind midfield, shuffled further back rounding home turn, 2nd last 400M, couldn't go on, never a factor.
10 6 LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) O Doleuze -- Jumped on terms, sat behind midfield 5Ls off the pace on settling, didn't respond to urging from 350M, eased when no chance final stages.
11 12 RUBY COAST (T159) K K Chiong B2 Chased leaders from 11, caught 3-wide no cover after 1200M, under pressure 500M, gave ground early straight. (Jockey questioned.)
12 1 ART OF RAW (V368) K C Ng H Began only fairly, settled down along the rail in midfield 4Ls back, driven turning in but soon weakened.
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