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Race 7 (551)

KWAI CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GIANT BALLON (K451) Z Purton B/TT Ridden from a wide barrier to soon take up running, obtained rails run after first turn, driven clear in home straight for a convincing victory.
2 8 BROWNNEEDSFURTHER (K325) J Orman B1/TT Bumped shortly after start, picked up prominent position under pressure onto first turn, obtained one back rail position in 3rd about 750M out, hung on well for 2nd in straight without ever threatening.
3 9 LOVING VIBES (J359) C L Chau TT Jumped moderately from the wideset barrier and soon taken well back, commenced move inside the 600M racing 3-wide rounding home bend, obtained a clear run just inside the 200M, ran on well without threatening.
4 1 VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) K C Leung B/TT Ridden early before gradually settling in 6th within 3L of pace, swung wide for a run into straight, made moderate progress under pressure early on but unable to sustain effort inside final 100M.
5 11 CRYSTAL POWERFUL (H068) A Badel B/TT Ridden to lead briefly, ceded advantage rounding first turn before gradually drifting backward to share 5th in midfield over 3L off the pace, saved ground turning in for home but could only keep on at the one pace.
6 7 KWAI CHUNG TALENTS (L144) M L Yeung -- Settled in worse than midfield, in similar position into home straight, briefly baulked over 200M out, ran home one-paced without quickening.
7 6 PHOENIX LIGHT (G192) D B McMonagle -- Settled towards rear, gained closer to 7th over 4L back inside the 800M, 3-wide rounding home bend and widest into straight, kept on steadily without quickening.
8 4 STARRY SHOW (L074) L Ferraris CP Crowded in rear of midfield on first bend dropping to last few, remained in similar rear position near the rail entering home straight, made modest progress behind runners.
9 5 THE PERFECT MATCH (J253) H Bowman TT Prominent 4-wide before taken one-out-one-back for cover 700M out, came to challenge entering straight but had nothing to give.
10 12 MASTER OF HUMOR (K281) Y L Chung CP Prominent early before settling in rear of midfield, inconvenienced behind runner and lost position about 600M out, given reminders from towards rear into straight, ran home one-paced.
11 10 CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) M Chadwick B/TT Soon dropped to the rear despite ridden along, trailed the field most of the way until running past one near the finish line.
12 3 GIANT LEAP (J143) A Atzeni B Ridden forward gradually from a wide barrier to join the leader 800M out, came under pressure again from 500M out but folded up quickly after straightening.
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