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Race 6 (667)

VIOLET HILL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FANTASTICO (CB167) D Whyte B Broke through gates beforehand, soon restrained, away well, always about 2Ls off pace in 3rd on fence until home straight, led 150 M out, driven out, always holding on.
2 2 GREAT IDEA (CC178) R Fradd -- About 3Ls or 4Ls off pace in 5th or 6th on fence through to home straight, still 3Ls down in 5th at 200 M, stayed on strongly on fence close home but always looked held by winner.
3 7 SHOGUN (CB446) S Dye -- Caught 3-wide without cover when about 3Ls down in 4th at 600 M, 4-wide (widest of all) into home straight, 2Ls down in 3rd at 200 M, no extra.
4 8 GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) K S Yu B About 5Ls or 6Ls off pace when worse than midfield until straightening, stayed on well late, never nearer.
5 12 EASY PUNCH (CB276) C Williams -- Awkwardly away, detached and 8Ls behind at 700 M, still 7Ls behind at 200 M out, ran on very strongly final stages, nearest at the finish.
6 11 CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) Y T Cheng B Soon led out wide, led by 2Ls on fence at 600 M, 1L clear at the 200 M, headed 150 M out and swamped inside final 100 M.
7 10 SUPER BALL (CD064) G Mosse B- Outpaced early on and 6Ls off pace in 8th at 600 M, 7Ls behind off home turn and at 200 M, made some good late headway but never troubled leaders.
8 9 QI'S PET (CD321) F Coetzee -- Slowest away, detached in rear and at least 9Ls off the pace at 600 M, made some late headway in the home straight, never threatened.
9 6 HANDBAG FORTUNE (CC253) O Doleuze -- About 2Ls down in 2nd and 2-wide until 600 M out, 3-wide into home straight when 1L down in 2nd, soon outpaced.
10 4 EASY KING (CA062) A Marcus V-/SR2 Within 4Ls of the pace in 4th or 5th until the home straight and under pressure from 600 M, very one-paced thereafter.
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