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Race 8 (732)

GARONNE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SUPERB CAPITALIST (H092) Y L Chung TT Away fast, restrained to race in midfield, brought wide in the straight and closed off strongly to lead close home. (Trainer - advantaged by racing over HV 1000M where it had performed well.)
2 1 HORSEPOWER (J431) Z Purton XB/TT Jumped in line, dropped back to sit behind mid-division, brought widest for his challenge in the straight, closed off well to go 2nd near line.
3 2 CANDLELIGHT DINNER (J468) J Orman H From draw 1 sat handily behind leaders, moved up to challenge for the lead early straight, led inside 200M and had every chance, caught by first two late stages.
4 7 TOGETHER WE VALUE (L170) H Bowman B Crowded for room after the start, ended up racing at the back of the field, had some work to do top of the straight, closed off fastest and almost claimed 3rd.
5 11 CENTRAL BANK (L222) C L Chau XB In midfield early stages before moving closer to track leaders entering home turn, driven final 200M and went to the line well. (Jockey - requested to take up a forward position from wide draw.)
6 6 ROYAL BLITZ (L375) E Brown XB1 Jumped only fairly, travelled in mid-pack along the fence, kept on steadily in the straight without posing threat to leaders.
7 10 MR DESIRA (K411) J Moreira V1/TT- Soon in front setting the pace, pressured in the lead by rivals from 700M, run ended mid-straight and gave way.
8 8 CASA OF HONOR (K310) M F Poon XB Crowded after the start, soon moved forward and vied for the lead, couldn't go on mid-straight and weakened. (Jockey - disadvantaged when pressured in the lead.)
9 5 LA FORZA (J285) B Avdulla B/TT Taken back from a wide draw and settled near last 6Ls off the pace, gave limited response in the straight. Never threatened.
10 12 COPPER CORE (L214) K Teetan TT Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, towards the rear 6Ls back, failed to run on in the straight.
11 4 YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (J082) L Ferraris SR/V/TT Went forward vying for the lead 3-wide, run ended 300M, weakened towards the line.
12 9 MASTER CHAMPION (K266) K C Leung SR-/CP2/TT2 Maintained a position in midfield, came under pressure home turn and dropped away on straightening. (No Vet findings.)
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