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Race 5 (321)

GREAT GEORGE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) C L Chau B Crowded shortly after start, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, made contact early in straight, made very good progress thereafter to score.
2 9 SHINING ON (A359) C Y Ho -- Away with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths back turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd.
3 8 HAPPY TIME (B272) B Shinn TT Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home.
4 5 EVER FORCE (D453) A Badel B/TT Jumped well, raced prominently on the outside, a length back on turn, finished off well but not able to challenge.
5 4 A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) J Moreira -- Moderately away, positioned a length behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
6 2 TELECOM PUMA (C181) C Soumillon TT Out in line, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover on turn, finished off evenly.
7 1 TAKINGUFURTHER (C131) M L Yeung H/V Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
8 11 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) H N Wong B Began awkwardly, raced at rear on the outside, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home.
9 10 PAKISTAN ZINDABAD (D312) A Hamelin B/TT Made contact at start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 12 ALL THE WAY (D027) M Chadwick B/TT Slow to begin, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
11 6 GOOD BUDDY (E097) M F Poon -- Crowded start and made contact, raced 2 wide better than midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight.
12 7 YOUR NAME (E016) H T Mo B1 Shifted in at start and made contact, raced very greenly on the first turn, dropped to last after entering the back straight, detached from the main group on the home turn, eased early 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