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Race 7 (641)

CORNWALL HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 PACKING DRAGON (T230) C Schofield B-/V1 Away quickly, then pressured forward to race a length behind leader on settling. Shaken up 400m when tempo increased, hit front 250m, battled on gamely to hold off late challenge.
2 10 BIG BANG BONG (V186) O Doleuze -- Away nicely and soon in box seat trailing leaders. Switched out top of straight to make run, finished strongly to grab quinella placing.
3 6 FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) Z Purton V/TT Away well, allowed to slide forward under a tight hold, racing one-out in midfield, Swung wide into straight, got clear passage 250m, then lunged forward only to fail narrowly.
4 4 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) N Callan B/TT Bumped and unbalanced start, driven forward but steadied approaching first turn, settling along fence 4L from leader. Shaken up top of straight and battled on gamely without looking dangerous.
5 8 WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (A136) K Teetan B/SR Hard ridden from outside draw to lead on settling, crossing to fence 1300m. Under pressure turning for home, caught passing 150m but kept finding until swamped final strides.
6 9 ROCKETEER (A214) S Clipperton -- Bumped start, no early speed, dropping behind midfield along fence. Urged forward turning for home and ran on steadily in straight.
7 5 GONNA RUN (T094) C Y Ho TT Outpaced and soon at rear in one-out position. Well back entering straight before picking up momentum 250m to finish close behind place-getters.
8 7 HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) K C Ng H/TT Away nicely, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-out. Boxed on fairly in straight while laying in final 200m.
9 2 DYNAMISM (T188) D Whyte H/SR No early speed and soon at rear, racing wide but with cover. Taken to centre track on straightening but only one-paced. Lost right hind plate 1300m.
10 12 MAGICAL BEAUTY (T342) K K Chiong B/TT Bumped start, hard ridden to go forward but didn't muster and trapped 3-wide in midfield without cover back stretch. Tired soon after straightening and faded. Rider dropped whip at entrance to straight.
11 3 WINNIE'S HONEY (V132) U Rispoli H Bumped start, no speed, settling between horses at the rear. Took inside run in straight but only one-paced.
12 11 DIVINE BOY (T163) H N Wong P-/B2 Steadied shortly after start, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Trailed field thereafter and never competitive.
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