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Race 3 (211)

HAMILTON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CALIFORNIA ASPAR (A117) K C Ng B/H/TT Fast out, ridden along to hold leading position on rail, fought well in the straight, quickened passing final 50M to score.
2 8 SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) A Badel TT Taken back at start, travelled wide with cover in midfield, approaching 600M moved in one off, wide on straightening, issued a strong challenge passing 50M, missed by neck.
3 11 OUR HONOUR (S324) K C Leung -- Settled midfield on rail, shifted in for clear running in the early straight, kept improving on the rail, finished solidly.
4 9 APPLAUSE (A023) H T Mo H Began slowly, raced behind midfield, approaching 600M commenced to improve, made up some nice late ground, finished well.
5 3 JUNZI (V274) Z Purton -- Taken back at start, settled midfield, moved to rail at 600M, gradually made ground in the straight, worked home well.
6 10 PEACE COMBINATION (T091) D Whyte -- For the majority of race travelled wide and without cover, raced at handy position, under pressure in the straight, finished fairly.
7 4 NATURAL FLARE (A340) W M Lai -- Settled at back on rail, asked for effort to catch up main group in the early and middle stages, only one-paced in the straight.
8 7 THE FULL BLOOM (V243) J Moreira -- At the start was bumped and became unbalanced when buffeted between runners, settled behind midfield on rail, from 200M until after 100M was unable to find clear running, not fully tested.
9 12 FANTASTIC FABIO (V364) M Chadwick -- Hard ridden to race wide outside the leaders, passing 800M rolled forward to take lead at one off position, asked for effort but limited response in the straight, weakened passing 50M.
10 6 MEGA TREASURE (A237) M L Yeung H Settled behind leaders, asked for effort passing 400M, awkwardly placed in the early straight, one-paced after.
11 1 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) O Doleuze B/H/TT Urged along to settle outside the leader, passing 700M drifted back to handy position, tiring badly passing 150M and failed to run on.
12 5 NOBLE STAR (A403) N Rawiller TT1 Taken back at start, raced at tail, never in it.
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