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Race 8 (018)

CAUSEWAY BAY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GUY DRAGON (B377) Z Purton XB/TT Reserved in mid-division 4-5Ls away, picked up gradually on straightening, kept coming final stages, wore down leader 50M to score on his 1st start at the Valley.
2 11 FIRST RESPONDER (C205) C Y Ho B Settled down midfield, wide no cover from 700M, responded well to pressure final 300M, went 2nd just before line.
3 10 CANTSTOPTHEFEELING (C432) A Badel B/TT From a wide draw left racing wide without cover early stages, improved to take lead near 600M, kept on well under pressure in straight until headed final 50M.
4 12 MEHBOOB (C239) M Chadwick XB Dropped back from wide draw, settled behind midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, ran home well to take 4th just before line.
5 4 STANLEY PARK (C446) N Callan V-/B1 Chased leaders on settling, kept on well in straight, still in contention for a minor placing when gap closed passing 100M, awkwardly placed 50M.
6 9 WINNING ENDEAVOUR (C048) H W Lai -- Lost ground on jumping, settled near last, swung widest home, stayed on moderately down outside.
7 6 WEALTHY DELIGHT (D424) A Hamelin E1 Failed to muster early speed, soon ended up in last detached, 8Ls to make up 400M, made some late progress, laid in under pressure and proved difficult to ride.
8 7 KEEP YOU WARM (D272) M F Poon B/XB Up with early pace, hung in badly from 900M, lost ground and shuffled back to ahead of midfield, lacked further response on straightening, ran home one paced.
9 2 CALIFORNIA GUNGHO (B204) K Teetan B/TT Positively ridden, crossed to the lead near 800M, relinquished lead 650M, kept on one paced turning home, swamped by rivals mid-straight.
10 8 LORIZ (C036) V Borges -- Unbalanced when bumped at the start, held up in mid-division along the fence, couldn't pick up on straightening, never involved.
11 1 FANTASY (D100) J Moreira B/TT Failed to muster speed despite ridden, raced further back than intended 5-6Ls from leader, couldn't finish off in the straight (Jockey : never travelled and made abnormal breathing noise throughout.)
12 3 POISED TO STRIKE (D365) B Shinn B- Jumped on terms, moved forward to be tracking leaders along the fence, held ground in straight, weakened final 150M. (Distressed post race.)
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