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Race 8 (072)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 BEST STEP (A150) Z Purton TT Utilized his inside draw, soon led at good pace, kept finding under pressure in straight and fended off challenges from both side to score.
2 12 CHARITY GLORY (T302) M Chadwick CP/TT Settled down behind midfield, 4Ls off the pace home turn, driven wide to challenge and closed off strongly despite hanging, rattled home late and only a few strides short of catching the winner.
3 10 STAR OF JOY (A171) J Moreira H1 Had a ground saving run along the fence and remained close up behind leaders throughout, every chance over final 300M, just couldn't reel in the leader, lost 2nd late.
4 5 POWERMAX (A009) N Callan B Jumped midfield to be 8th on the inside 4Ls on settling, ran on steadily when placed under full pressure and got up for 4th late. Honest effort.
5 6 SO FAST (S419) M F Poon H/P Urged forward from draw 9, caught 3-wide early before improving to a position outside leader, kept on evenly in straight, outsprinted by rivals final 150M.
6 2 ARM RUNDA (V248) S Clipperton B/TT Taken back from wide draw, settled 2nd last 5Ls off the pace, switched widest passing 300M, worked home well without threatening.
7 1 DUKEDOM (V372) D Whyte P Taken back from wide draw, settled last 6-7Ls off the pace, made some ground final 300M but couldn't get close enough.
8 9 WHO ELSE BUT YOU (T341) K Teetan H Began moderately, held up 2-wide in mid-division, kept battling away honestly without threatening in straight.
9 7 HAPPY BAO BEI (S172) M L Yeung B/TT Jumped well to be 3rd chasing leaders, kept on same pace turning home, no impression on leaders from 200M.
10 11 MASTER VIKING (S385) H T Mo V/TT Slow out, pressed on to chase leaders along the 3-path, couldn't muster enough speed to be closer over final 300M.
11 3 SHANGHAI MASTER (A337) C Y Ho -- Up with early pace, dropped back to midfield entering back-straight but remained in touch with leaders, driven out 300M but struggled to make headway to the line.
12 4 GENERAL IRON (P429) T Berry H/TT Away with them then taken back to a rearward position 4-5Ls off the pace, brought wide for challenge early straight but got held up, checked again 200M and not ridden out to the finish.
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