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Race 7 (424)

SHAN KWONG HANDICAP   Rating:110-85   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PACKING DRAGON (T230) C Schofield B Hard ridden from widest draw to get forward position, taking first turn 3-wide before settling 1.5L behind leader passing 1100m. Edged forward 550m, narrow leader 300m, kept finding when challenged to win by a head.
2 1 CIRCUIT LAND (T219) N Rawiller TT Broke well but allowed to set own pace, settling along rail behind midfield. Got shuffled back entering home turn, took inside run in straight and surged forward, bursting through between horses final 100m only to lose narrowly.
3 10 DYNAMISM (T188) S De Sousa H/SR Began OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Began forward move passing 700m, swung very wide into straight, picked up momentum gradually, finishing off the final 100m strongly.
4 9 SUPER LIFELINE (P158) K K Chiong B Jumped straight into the lead from an outside draw before crossing to the fence 1470m. Raced keenly on the lead, joined up front passing 400m, kept battling until swamped final strides.
5 5 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) K C Leung XB/B1 Broke well, ridden to stay with pacemakers before settling 3L back in one-off position. Under pressure from 550m, swung wide into straight, ran on strongly to be closest at finish.
6 6 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) A Badel B/TT Began well, ridden to hold rail but kept out of early speed battle, settling 3L from leader. Stayed in contention to straight, got clear rails run, kept on steadily without looking dangerous. Had small cut to left hind coronet.
7 4 TWIN DELIGHT (S125) M L Yeung V/TT Quickly into stride, shared early pace before taking box seat 2.5L from leader. Took closer order around home turn, 3-wide into straight, boxed on gamely under hard riding.
8 8 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) H W Lai B-/V1 Began fairly, restrained and shifted across behind horses, settling at rear in one-off position. Ridden to improve position passing 500m, straightened behind horses, one-paced when put under pressure final 200m.
9 3 BASIC TRILOGY (V133) J Moreira B Slow into stride, ridden but didn't pick up speed, dropping to last back stretch. Travelled better when tempo steadied passing 1100m, but did not finish off when asked in the straight.
10 11 HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) K Teetan H/TT Hard ridden to share early pace before settling one-out, one-back around first turn. Put under pressure turning for home, hard ridden to hold position in straight before tiring and giving ground final 200m.
11 2 HARBOUR MASTER (S145) Z Purton SR Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind horses, settling at rear. Taken wide passing 700m when trying to improve position and left without cover. Turned wide and gave ground in straight.
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