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Race 7 (203)

THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP)   Rating:88-68   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 MY HONOUR (BT205) R Fradd -- In mid-division, niggled along early. Brushed rail near 500 M and became unbalanced. When running on well from 200 M was steadied and shifted in 100 M out. Sustained effort to get up near the line.
2 10 RARE (BS153) H K Yim B Not far away before holding narrow advantage 2-wide near 600 M. Punched out upon straightening, holding every chance. Shifted out after 200 M, just collared by winner final strides.
3 9 SAINTLY PARTNERS (BV292) S Dye B Handy, 2-1/2Ls off lead. Brushed rail near 500 M and on straightening. Ran on steadily along rail from 200 M but lacked extra kick to catch the first pair concluding stages.
4 11 COMME D'HABITUDE (CA107) M W Leung B/TT Outpaced towards rear, 5Ls off pace. Made gradual ground from 150 M.
5 8 MERRY MERRY (BV298) G Mosse -- Bumped at start, driven along to dispute lead from 700 M. Unable to keep up with the front runners inside final 100 M, one-paced.
6 5 SUPER CENTURY (BV029) F Coetzee TT Bumped at start, dropped steadily to the rear on fence. Made some late headway.
7 7 LOYAL DEVOTION (BV075) S K Sit B1 4-wide in midfield. Kept on same pace down centre of home straight.
8 6 BACCURA (CB020) J Egan -- Soon dropped to tail, racing 2-wide. Ran past a few beaten runners closing stages.
9 4 CERTAINTY (BV126) B Marcus B Worked forward to take up lead 4-wide near 900 M. Joined by inside runners at 700 M. Took breather near 600 M. Found no extra when under pressure from 400 M, gave ground from 150 M.
10 2 OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) W M Lai -- Dropped to rear from widest gate. Came under pressure from 500 M, failed to quicken.
11 12 BULLISH (BP318) D Dunn -- Pushed along but only managed midfield position. Made no impression in home straight.
12 3 EXPEDIENT (BT046) E Legrix -- Led briefly out wide, then remain in touch until dropping out from the 200 M.
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