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Race 5 (621)

OWL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 KING'S MAN (V156) N Callan B Ridden to get forward position, racing 3-wide in midfield 4L from leader. Covered extra ground turn, swung wide into straight, finished strongly final 200m to win close home.
2 6 SMART UNION (P268) J Moreira -- Began well, pressed forward, settling between horses 3L from leader. Took closer order around home turn, hit front 200m, run down close home.
3 5 EXCELLENCE (T314) Z Purton H/PC/TT Got off OK, ridden to find cover, settling behind horses worse than midfield. Not asked for an effort until straightening for home, finished off nicely though raced right final 100m.
4 1 IMPERIAL SEAL (T223) H N Wong H Jumped well, pressed forward but wide before settling behind pace 1250m. Made long forward move from 900m, raced alongside leader home turn, led 350m out before tiring close home.
5 4 SPINNING DANCER (S078) U Rispoli CP Bumped start, restrained, shifted across behind rivals and last on settling. Made progress around turn, caught in traffic top of straight, switched wide, finished off nicely.
6 2 ARGENTUM (T201) S Clipperton B/H Jumped with field, pressed forward to hold rail, settling 2L from leader. Closed in around home turn, stayed on rail in straight, boxed on gamely.
7 7 VICTORY FOLLOW ME (V182) K Teetan B/TT No early pace, dropping towards rear but away from fence. Well back turning for home, taken to centre field in straight, but only one-pace. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea.
8 11 GENERAL O'REILLY (A084) K C Ng H Outpaced and soon at rear. Shuffled to last turning for home, ran past beaten rivals in straight.
9 12 PACKING GO GO (T110) H W Lai H Pressed forward from outside gate, taking first turn 3-wide before settling outside hind-quarters of leader 1250m. Dropped to 3rd when another rival moved forward 650m, one-paced in straight.
10 10 GLORY STAR (T336) H T Mo B/TT Ridden to hold forward position, taking first turn wide and then held without cover 2L from leader at 800m. Lost position around home turn and plodded home in straight.
11 8 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (A144) D Whyte CP/H/TT Jumped OK, taken to rail behind midfield but raced keenly approaching first turn. Travelled fairly after that but made no impression in straight.
12 9 FAIR COMMENT (A014) C Y Ho B/TT Broke well, surged forward to lead on settling, crossing to fence at first turn. Led narrowly to turn-in when spent force and faded.
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