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Race 9 (804)

KING'S ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 DEFINITIVE (K037) L Ferraris B/TT Mid division, switched wide with cover 800m out, pushed along wide into home straight, strong run to lead 150m out, stayed on well to hold on.
2 5 ROMANTIC GLADIATOR (L240) Z Purton TT Box seat, challenged and every chance from 400m out, ran on well but always held, lost out only narrowly.
3 1 FIVEFORTWO (K381) C L Chau TT Waited with towards rear, still in rear top of home straight, headway up rail early in home straight, stayed on well.
4 7 SAMARKAND (H070) L Hewitson -- Showed speed to get across, keen under restraint, ridden top of home straight, headed by winner 150m out, stuck to task.
5 6 VIOLET STAR (L149) K Teetan SR/TT Sluggish start, dropped out from widest draw, pushed along widest into home straight, stayed on but no further impression close home.
6 10 STORMI (K084) C Y Ho CP/TT Tracked leaders, had to wait for run turning into home straight, clear run top of home straight, one paced under pressure.
7 2 MIGHTY COMMANDER (J360) J Moreira TT Rail position in mid-field, keen 1100m out, short of room early in home straight, no extra final 150m.
8 4 KEEFY (G306) M F Poon B Settled in mid-field, unable to secure clear run until 200m out, lacked pace to challenge.
9 9 ANOTHER WORLD (K005) P N Wong CP Tracked pace out wide without cover, driven along 400m out, weakened quickly in home straight.
10 11 VECU (L027) A Badel TT Pressed leader, under pressure 550m out to hold position, taken wider final bend, dropped away quickly in home straight.
11 8 LEGEND WINNER (L032) Y L Chung B/TT Awkward start and lost ground, driven along and outpaced early stages, detached middle stages, eased when detached 500m out.
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