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Race 7 (351)

THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:-   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 SPEED DRAGON (H380) L Hewitson B Settled just behind midfield on rail, carried backward in slackened tempo to last 750m out, baulked for a run and switched 200M out, quickened well to hit the front 50M out.
2 10 HUGE WAVE (J197) A Badel TT Gradually settled in midfield 2-wide, became 7th early in back straight when tempo slackened, commenced move home bend swinging wide into straight, quickened well to hit the front over 150M out only to be caught at the 50M.
3 4 HELENE FEELING (H215) H Bowman B/TT Gradually settled behind midfield 2-wide from draw 12, keen when switched 3-wide no cover 1100M, made swift headway to 3L 6th slackened tempo in back straight, swung wide for home, ran on steadily to go 3rd late.
4 7 ENCOUNTERED (G236) K Teetan -- Never far off in 4th, came under pressure from rounding home bend, fought on steadily in straight to reach 3rd briefly about 150M out only to lose the placing near the line.
5 12 WINNING WING (K129) H T Mo -- Taken well back, made rapid progress around the field from 1100M out reaching 3rd one back about 800M out, remained 3-wide without cover bend, kept on under pressure in straight and swamped for a placing inside final 100M.
6 6 HONG LOK GOLF (J517) H Bentley TT Began well from a poor draw but soon taken back to midfield 3-wide without cover before first turn, shuffled backward to 6.5L back in 7th in slackened tempo on the first bend, switched wide into straight but unable to quicken. (Lame)
7 2 CHANCHENG GLORY (H212) M Guyon B/XB Shared pace early before obtaining cover in 3rd on rail rounding fist bend, gradually restrained to 2.5L 5th about 900M out, snuck up on rail turning into home straight, weakened inside final 100M.
8 1 BEAUTY JOY (E058) B Avdulla TT Settled in last few from a poor draw, commenced move on the outside 500M out but effort short-lived, kept on well past well-beaten horses inside final 50M.
9 3 MOMENTS IN TIME (H474) Z Purton TT Travelled in last few, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, did not find much room behind runners early in straight, made no further impression inside final 150M.
10 5 ENSUED (H452) A Atzeni P Crowded at start, gradually settled in 5th on rail some 4L back, closer to lead when tempo slackened in back straight, came under pressure home bend and saved ground turning in, found no extra final 100M.
11 11 AWESOME FLUKE (J050) M Chadwick P/TT Travelled keenly in 2nd 2-wide alongside leader, drew level 700M out but given reminders to hold place at the 400M, dropped away quickly inside final 150M.
12 9 KAHOLO ANGEL (H216) E C W Wong TT Gradually crossed from a wide draw to take up running on rail passing the winning post the first time, steadied up the pace at about 1200M out, led until finding no extra inside final 200M.
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