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Race 2 (100)

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

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 AKERMANIS GOLD (L031) C L Chau XB Tracked leaders against rail, travelled smoothly into home straight, ran on well to lead 100m out, on top from there.
2 8 GAZELEY (K253) M Chadwick V/XB Settled in mid-field, commenced move out wide 700m out, good headway on bend, sustained headway in home straight, stayed on well.
3 10 SURE JOYFUL (G125) K Teetan TT Shifted out and bumped at start, made running, kicked 500m out, stuck to task, headed by winner 100m out.
4 6 VERMILION TEMPEST (L093) C Y Ho TT Shifted out and bumped leaving stalls, waited with in rear, followed runner-up through 700m out, stayed on steadily.
5 4 CASA ROCHESTER (J494) Z Purton CP1 Dropped out from wide draw, had to wait for run turning into home straight, clear run 300m out, stayed on well.
6 7 LUCKY TOGETHER (L079) K C Leung H/TT Rail position in mid-field, forced to steady 1400m out, tight for room 400m out, switched in against rail for clear run 100m out, one paced under pressure.
7 1 SHAMZ (L097) L Ferraris TT Crowded at start, held up last, pushed along widest into home straight, lacked pace to challenge.
8 5 IVY LEAGUE (H116) R Kingscote SR-/CP2/TT Raced in touch with leaders, crowded and bumped 400m out, dropped to last place into home straight, gave ground final 200m.
9 9 MASSIVE REWARD (L331) Y L Chung B1/TT Bumped out of stalls, tracked leaders, struggled to maintain position on bend, left behind home straight.
10 2 DRAGON ON SNOW (L111) A Atzeni XB/B1 Shifted in, bumped and lost balance leaving stalls, pressed leader, dropped away quickly from 400m out, well beaten.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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