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Race 2 (467)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 NORTHERN FIRE BALL (J488) K C Leung TT Made all, showed good speed to get across, kicked 300m out, in control final 100m, won readily.
2 8 BITS SUPERSTAR (J362) Z Purton -- Tracked leaders, good headway final bend to chase leaders, sustained headway to challenge 300m out, stayed on but no threat to winner.
3 1 VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) C L Chau B/TT Settled in rear of mid-field, ridden 300m out, ran on well to close on leaders late but always held.
4 7 AWESOME TREASURE (E435) E C W Wong TT- Fast break, tracked leaders against rail, chased along final bend, one paced under pressure.
5 11 WINNING CIGAR (K422) H Bentley CP-/B1 Rail position in rear of mid-field, had to wait for run turning into home straight, stayed on for pressure.
6 12 HAPPY BUDDIES (K344) K Teetan CP/TT Dropped out from widest draw, three wide without cover, hung in final 200m, stayed on but lacked pace to reach leaders.
7 2 AUTOMATED (K177) M L Yeung TT Bumped out of stalls, raced in rear, ridden top of home straight, made up some late ground but never dangerous.
8 9 FULL OF LAUGHTER (L017) R Kingscote SR/TT Rail position in mid-field, keen middle stages, ran green, never going pace to get competitive.
9 10 ZEPHYR (K414) L Hewitson TT Waited with towards rear, switched for clear run 300m out, tight for room final 50m, unable to be ridden out to finish.
10 3 SIR CHARGE (K361) D B McMonagle H1/TT Bumped leaving stalls, prominent, driven to chase leader 400m out, gave ground final 200m.
11 6 TOPSPIN KING (L141) C Y Ho XB1 In rear after sluggish start, pushed along widest into home straight, unable to improve position.
12 4 IMPRESSIVE CHAMP (K522) B Avdulla TT Settled in mid-field, chased along final bend, weakened quickly home straight.
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