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Race 8 (552)

FANLING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 WITHOUT COMPARE (L151) C L Chau TT Settled in second half of the field early stages, raced keenly and made rapid forward move from 900M to take lead, held on gamely when challenged by rivals on both sides in the straight. Gutsy win.
2 5 KEEFY (G306) M F Poon CP-/V1 Led entering first turn setting slow pace, overtaken 750M, went for the lead again turning in, drew level with eventual winner mid-straight before going down by narrow margin in a nail biting finish.
3 1 BEAUTY ALLIANCE (J260) A Atzeni -- Stayed close to leaders throughout, pace very slow in early stages, worked into the race well, tried hard to reel in first two final 300M but was always held.
4 2 SOLID WIN (J225) D B McMonagle -- Reserved behind midfield, pace very slow first half of the race, switched away from fence 400M, ran on steadily to the line without threatening first three.
5 10 THRIVING BROTHERS (J396) M Chadwick P-/TT Went forward and settled just off the pace early stages before drifting back to a position ahead of midfield halfway, fought on one paced to the line final 300M and not making ground on leaders.
6 8 CALIFORNIA MOXIE (J131) Z Purton B/TT Raced in mid-division, not suited by slow early pace, swung wide for home but failed to make progress. (Jockey : raced too keenly and as a consequence unable to run on strongly in home straight.)
7 6 KING LOTUS (K186) L Hewitson CP Restrained to race in midfield along the fence, was held up over the home turn when pace quickened, closed off fairly when asked.
8 4 DARYL FLASH (L168) J Orman B Caught wide no cover early stages, strode forward to settle outside the lead, in 3rd spot making home turn but didn't have much left in tank on straightening.
9 12 POSITIVE SMILE (J467) M L Yeung B/TT Settled back in the field 5-6Ls off leaders, pace very slow for the first half of the race, failed to make up ground in the straight. Never dangerous.
10 3 FLYING FORTRESS (J445) H Bowman XB/TT Stayed in touch with leaders early stages when pace was very slow, drifted back to midfield halfway, wide on home turn, run ended mid-straight and weakened noticeably final stages. (No Vet findings.)
11 9 TRINITY TREASURE (L167) R Kingscote B- Dropped back to near last on settling, had plenty to do top of the straight, couldn't finish off.
12 11 FLUORESCENCE (L124) P N Wong B-/TT Began only fairly and ended up racing in last, under pressure 500M out and soon out of contention.
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