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Race 7 (211)

DUNNOTTAR CASTLE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CHILL CHIBI (H109) C L Chau TT Settled one from last and waited with, commenced move wide rounding home bend and widest in last into straight, cantered to lead down the centre of the track to win convincingly.
2 3 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) J McDonald H/TT Settled in 5th on rail some 4L off the pace, came 6th coming onto home bend, saved ground turning for home hitting the front under pressure 200 metres out only to be overshadowed by fast-finishing winner shortly after.
3 10 FRANTANCK (H429) K Teetan -- Began well from a middle draw gradually crossing to rails in front racing keenly most of the way to the 750 metres, maintained 1L advantage rounding final bend and into straight, headed under pressure 200 metres out.
4 2 ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) B Avdulla H Settled at the back from the widest draw and waited with, trailed the field coming under pressure 500 metres out, saved ground making home turn holding some chance 200 briefly metres out, made no further impression.
5 5 LEAN HERO (G402) K C Leung B/TT Began well from a poor draw settling some 3L back in 4th, gained closer to pace half-way out before coming under pressure home bend, ran home one-paced from 4-wide into straight.
6 8 GALLANT HERO (E480) M F Poon -- Settled just behind midfield mainly in 7th on the rail, lost position before coming under pressure onto home bend, inconvenienced behind runners 350 metres out, kept on at the one pace under pressure.
7 6 S J TOURBILLON (G138) L Hewitson CP/SR/XB/TT Settled just worse than midfield 2-wide, went wider rounding home bend and into straight, fought on steadily under pressure after inconvenienced 150 metres out.
8 4 MAJESTIC VICTORY (E441) Y L Chung TT Vied for lead from a poor draw holding narrow advantage briefly first time past the post, shifted back to 1L 2nd 2-wide onto first bend, came under pressure rounding final bend but soon faded after straightening.
9 7 BIG RED (H299) Z Purton XB1 Broke well before taking back to midfield over 4L back, went one of the widest turning for home, dropped out tamely. (Jockey reported racing too keenly.)
10 9 SURUGA BAY (J022) M L Yeung B1 Jumped awkwardly settling just off the pace in 2L 3rd, weakened sharply out of contention 500 metres out.
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