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Race 2 (285)

VENUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 ABSOLUTE AWAKENED (K039) Z Purton H/TT Settled in mid-field, forced to steady 500m out to avoid a rival that was giving ground, pushed along wide into home straight, strong run to lead 100m out, on top from there.
2 11 SETANTA (G095) A Atzeni B/TT Waited with towards rear from wide draw, still plenty to do top of home straight, ran on well final 200m to close on winner.
3 4 TURIN WARRIOR (G150) C Y Ho XB Rail position in mid-field, good headway to chase leaders final bend, rail position throughout, headed by winner 100m out, stayed on for pressure.
4 3 AMAZING AWARD (J236) K Teetan B/TT Ridden along from wide draw to track leaders, switched wide 600m out to avoid a rival that was giving ground, ridden along to chase leaders on bend, stayed on.
5 1 NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) H Bowman TT Bumped at start, three wide in mid-field without cover, driven 500m out, one paced and unable to get on terms with leaders.
6 6 PING HAI COMET (H344) M L Yeung H Bumped out of stalls, tracked leaders in rail position, good headway to press leader final bend, took a narrow lead 200m out but soon headed by winner, weakened final 100m.
7 12 KASA PAPA (G312) H Doyle TT Driven along and outpaced early stages, in rear after forced to steady 1500m out, taken widest into home straight, never a threat.
8 9 PRINCE ALEX (G307) H Bentley CP/XB/TT Raced in rear after awkward start, good headway final bend and moved smoothly into contention top of home straight, unable to sustain.
9 5 PRESTIGE RICKY (K009) B Avdulla -- Dropped out from wide draw, pushed along final bend to chase leaders, ran out of room final 200m, not fully extended.
10 2 FUN TOGETHER (H041) C L Chau CP/TT Bumped out of stalls, showed good speed to lead and set strong pace, headed 200m out and flattened out.
11 10 JOYFUL PROSPERITY (H213) M Guyon B/TT Shifted out and checked leaving stalls, settled in rear of mid-field, tight of room 400m out when avoiding a rival that was giving ground, no impression.
12 8 GREAT LEGACY (K187) M F Poon H-/B1 Bumped at start, improved to press leader after 1300m, dropped away quickly to last final bend, well beaten.
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