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Race 3 (419)

TAI PO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 G ONE EXCELLENT (E359) C Y Ho B/TT Jumped on terms and ridden along to maintain its position early, settled near the rear, angled out at 300M, closed off strongly, won going away.
2 5 ATOMIC ENERGY (H150) Y L Chung TT Broke nicely and up with the pace, responded well when asked, but just can't hold off the winner.
3 1 CHEVAL VALIANT (E336) H Bentley B/H/TT Broke well and showed very good early speed to lead, kept on okay for 3rd.
4 10 FINGERS CROSSED (G403) V Borges TT Settled midfield 2 wide, ran on okay for 4th.
5 4 MOMENTUM GALAXY (C275) K C Leung B Sat last 2 wide, angled out initially in the straight but went back towards the inside, stayed on fairly.
6 9 MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) M L Yeung P1/TT Settled in front of midfield on the rail, travelled smoothly throughout, but just one pace when asked.
7 8 HANDSOME REBEL (B469) K Teetan B/TT Raced wide throughout and weakened in the straight.
8 2 FARIBAULT (D454) H Bowman B Broke on terms but didn't showed much early speed, settled behind midfield 2 wide, got hampered and taken wider rounding the home turn, made little progress. (See Incident Report)
9 7 NICETOBEMET (H094) Z Purton CP1 Steadied towards the rear from a wide barrier, began to improve at 800M but failed to make the turn, found nothing in the straight. (Racing Manners unacceptable, must trial around a bend)
10 6 MAGIC SUPREME (D144) M F Poon B/TT Hard ridden to sit outside the lead, weakened inside 350M.
11 3 GOOD VIEW GLORY (H154) R Maia -- Settled near the rear, got hampered at 600M rounding the turn, never a threat.
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