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Race 7 (442)

TAI PO HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 BLAZE STAMINA (V070) Z Purton B/TT Broke well, pressed forward 4-wide before settling 3-wide without cover 3L from leader. Swung wide into straight, gradually picked up momentum under hard riding to win on the line.
2 3 VICTORY MARVEL (T426) D Whyte -- First out, set early pace before giving way and taking box seat passing 1000m. Stayed on rail entering straight but blocked for clear run from 200m to near 100m when got split and powered home, only to fail by narrow margin.
3 9 BREEDERS' STAR (V197) K Teetan H Bumped heavily on jumping, shifted across behind runners, settling towards rear in one-off position. Began forward move passing 400m, swung widest into straight, finished strongly final 200m to fail narrowly in 4-way finish.
4 2 MOMENT OF POWER (V138) S Clipperton -- Hard ridden from widest draw to take clear lead passing 1000m and shifting to fence. Kept finding when placed under pressure in straight before flattened final strides.
5 6 NAVAS (V362) N Callan XB Taken across behind runners shortly after start settling along rail towards the rear. Swung wide entering straight, shifted out 200m to get clear run, ran on strongly to finish just behind place-getters.
6 5 CHARITY GLORY (T302) N Rawiller B/TT Began well but eased back, settling along rail 5L from leader. Lay in 600m, bumped running rail and became unbalanced. Hard ridden in straight, making ground steadily until tightened near finish line and not ridden out.
7 12 MONEY BOY (A008) J Moreira -- Hard ridden to get forward position, settling one-off 1L from leader. Urged forward turning for home, joint leader passing 200m before running out of steam 100m and weakening.
8 10 GIANT STARS (T218) U Rispoli H/XB/TT Began awkwardly, losing ground, then ridden but didn't muster, settling in last pair along rail. Took inside run in straight and boxed on gamely to finish just behind place-getters.
9 7 DIAMOND KING (S347) K C Leung V/TT Jumped OK but unable to stay with early pace, dropping behind midfield in one-off position. Turned a little wide and boxed on one-paced in straight.
10 4 HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) M L Yeung V Broke well, ridden to get forward position, settling 3L from leader in one-off position. Looked a chance early in straight but tired passing 150m and faded.
11 11 OTOUTO (V074) K C Ng H1/TT Bumped heavily on jumping, shifted across behind runners, settling in last pair. Clear last from 800m and never competitive.
12 1 SECRET COMMAND (S275) C Schofield V/TT Began well, hard ridden to hold position between horses 3L from leader. Taken wide in straight before giving ground noticeable from 180m. Lame right front leg.
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