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Race 5 (802)

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

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 WIND SPEEDER (E281) C Y Ho -- Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide turning in, finished off strongly to score.
2 3 HARMONY N HOME (C531) H Bentley -- Out with rest, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off well to take 2nd.
3 4 GEM OF SOUTH CHINA (E038) M L Yeung -- Jumped well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L on turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M.
4 10 TOUCH FAITH (E153) Z Purton -- Began well, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
5 2 FAST PACE (C427) L Ferraris H/TT Began awkwardly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight without threatening. (Roarer.)
6 7 LORIZ (C036) L Hewitson V- Began smartly, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
7 1 TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) B Shinn CP/TT Taken back from gate 11, raced 3 wide behind midfield early, 2 wide from 700M, there to turn, finished off evenly.
8 11 ISLAND SURPRISE (E429) A Badel B2/TT Began fairly, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, 1/2L back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 5 WIN WIN CHARITY (G248) R Maia H1/XB1/TT1 Taken back to race at tail, 7 lengths or so back on turn, made no impression in straight.
10 9 NOIR RIDER (E138) C L Chau B Moderately away from a wide draw, unable to slot in, trapped wide, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, peeked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (Mucus.) (Roarer.)
11 8 FARSHAD (B238) J Moreira CP Taken back from gate 9, raced towards rear on the outside, hard ridden 400M, showed no response, emptied early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Swollen right front leg next day morning.)
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