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Race 8 (352)

CANNES HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 STORM RIDER (J027) H Bowman -- Away well from draw 1, reserved in midfield along the inside, switched to center of track 350M, quickened up strongly to lead nearing 200M before keeping on well to score.
2 11 REGAL GEM (K258) K C Leung H- Raced behind midfield 5-6Ls back, swung wide into straight then closed off well down the outside. Went 2nd near line.
3 6 BRAVE STAR (G268) C Y Ho XB Jumped only fairly, reserved behind midfield in a fast run race, finished off fairly well final 300M but not going the pace of first two closing stages.
4 12 GUSTOSISIMO (J303) M Guyon TT Bumped at the start, held up in midfield about 5Ls off runaway leader, checked 350M then finished off nicely to take 4th.
5 10 MASTEROFMYUNIVERSE (J325) K Teetan -- Reserved near last 7Ls off the good pace, held up for clear running 350-250M before finishing off nicely to finish 5th.
6 3 SON PAK FU (G265) M Chadwick B/TT Checked on jumping, dropped back to last 10Ls behind runaway leader, plenty to do top of the straight, ran on well down the inside to claim 6th beaten just over 2L.
7 7 CRIMSON FLASH (K173) A Atzeni B From draw 12 caught racing wide no cover behind mid-division, stayed on mildly down the outside on straightening. Couldn't get to leaders.
8 5 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (J082) L Ferraris V-/SR/H2/TT Broke away from leaders passing 800M establishing a big lead entering home turn, run ended mid-straight, caught nearing 200M and was swamped closing stages.
9 4 SUPERB CAPITALIST (H092) Y L Chung TT Bumped at the start, moved up to race behind the runaway leader, battled to hold 2nd early straight, no extra final 150M losing several places in closing stages.
10 1 MAGIC CONTROL (J333) C L Chau TT Settled down mid-division racing wide without cover, bumped near 300M and did not run on when placed under pressure in the straight.
11 9 HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) L Hewitson B/TT From draw 11 obtained a position ahead of midfield, came under pressure nearing 400M, couldn't go on from 300M.
12 8 PACKING BOLE (H246) H T Mo CP/TT Led early stages before taking a seat behind the runaway leader, couldn't keep up 400M, soon gave ground and weakened badly to finish last. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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