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Race 7 (802)

DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SKY CAP (K125) J Moreira TT Ridden early gradually settling some 2L back in 4th over 600M out, commenced move home bend and ran on under pressure for slender advantage inside the 150M, just held on to the line.
2 7 PEGAS (L075) C L Chau XB-/TT Ridden along the rail to be up with the pace before settling one back in 3rd on rail inside the 700M, soon came to tackle leaders on straightening holding every chance despite tight run 150M out and only to be denied narrowly.
3 5 BUNTA BABY (J465) C Y Ho V/TT Settled towards rear on rail from moderate start, made gradual headway from the 600M to reach 3L 7th into straight, quickened well inside final 150M to just fail to get up on line.
4 3 METRO POWER (K408) L Hewitson CP2 Ridden to narrow lead well off the rail from the 4 draw before settling 2-wide as joint leader 800M out, held position under pressure early in straight until swamped inside final 150M.
5 12 ROBOT LUCKY STAR (K485) Y L Chung -- Gradually taken back from a wide barrier to be last with rails run 750M out, improved steadily closer home bend reaching 5L 10th into straight, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
6 4 TOGETHER WE VALUE (L170) Z Purton B Settled in midfield, fought on steadily without making any serious challenge in home straight.
7 8 CENTRAL BANK (L222) R Kingscote XB Clumsy start losing ground, soon recovered to forward of midfield on rail some 3L off the pace in 5th, angled out for a run entering straight but unable to quicken to threaten, hampered and faded 50M out.
8 1 HORSEPOWER (J431) L Ferraris XB/TT Taken well back early from a wide barrier, ridden forward to reach 9th towards rear inside the 700M remaining 3-wide without cover to straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
9 11 BLUE ILLUSION (K468) A Badel B/TT Broke well from a wide barrier before gradually taken back to race in last few, fought on steadily from a similar position into straight but never threatening.
10 10 COPPER CORE (L214) M Chadwick XB1/TT Prominent, took up running over 800M out setting a sound pace, held narrow lead until headed about 250M out, folded up quickly.
11 6 RED ELEGANCE (H241) K Teetan B Broke well from the widest draw and soon taken well back travelling very wide without cover until the 500M, made some impression from last on rail into home straight, never nearer.
12 2 LA FORZA (J285) B Avdulla B/TT Ridden from moderate start from a wide barrier before settling just worse than midfield, found nothing under pressure in straight.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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