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Race 2 (706)

DANDELION HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 VIVACIOUS WIN (K223) Z Purton B/TT Raced in touch with leaders, smooth headway final bend, ran on strongly to lead top of home straight and soon in command, won going away.
2 2 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) C Y Ho TT Rail position in mid-field, good headway final bend, stayed on well in home straight but no match for winner.
3 8 TURIN WARRIOR (G150) E Brown XB Dropped out from wide draw, ridden along 700m out, ran on well but no further impression on front two late on.
4 4 VERY GRATEFUL (K396) K C Leung V/TT Raced in touch with leaders, pushed along final bend, switched for clear run top of home straight, one paced under pressure.
5 1 IVY LEAGUE (H116) B Avdulla SR/TT Tracked leaders against rail, keen middle stages, unable to secure clear run until 200m out, stuck to task.
6 6 AESTHETICISM (H289) C L Chau -- Fast break, outpaced and raced in rear, dropped to last place 700m out, pushed along 650m out, made up some late ground.
7 12 TO INFINITY (G277) A Badel B- Dropped out from widest draw, held up last, under pressure 400m out, passed a few tiring rivals.
8 7 DAILY ACCLAIM (L273) J Moreira XB1 Crowded at start, mid division, good headway halfway out, unable to quicken in home straight, no extra final 150m.
9 3 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) H Bowman B Settled in mid-field, pushed along 550m out, wide into home straight, flattened out final 200m.
10 5 THE ABSOLUTE (H438) L Ferraris B/XB/TT Slowly away, settled in rear of mid-field, pushed along widest into home straight, no impression.
11 11 BULL ATTITUDE (K305) L Hewitson B Tracked leader, driven along 400m out to chase leader, dropped away quickly in home straight.
12 9 BEAUTY GEMINI (L129) Y L Chung TT Bumped out of stalls, set strong pace, headed top of home straight, bumped and lost balance 250m out, well beaten.
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