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Race 3 (056)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ELFHELM (CC342) O Doleuze B Crowded on jumping and raced on fence in rear section early. Settled in a position no better than midfield back straight. Switched out to improve at home turn and made a nice rally in the straight to pick up win close to the line.
2 2 EXCELLENT BOY (CE238) C Brown -- Nearly dislodged rider on jumping. Settled 2-wide at midfield. Switched out at 400 M to improve, rallied nicely in the straight and narrowly missed.
3 3 FREEBIRD (CC319) G Schofield SR/CP Disputed lead early stages. Settled prominently behind the leader from 1000 M until straightening. Took the lead inside 200 M, stayed on well but failed to hold off late charging rivals close to the line.
4 9 BALL OF FIRE (CD020) H K Yim V Outpaced early and raced 2-wide behind midfield. 3-wide without cover at midfield back straight. Strode forward after 600 M and closed to within 2LS of the lead on straightening. Kept on fairly to make the frame.
5 1 ASSET PLAY (CC147) G Mosse CP Jumped well and took the lead. Held a 2L advantage into home straight but found no extra to hold off rivals inside final 200 M.
6 10 WINWIN COMBO (CB277) W M Lai -- Dropped to the rear from widest draw and trailed field until 800 M. Continued to be on fence at rear section on straightening. Made up some ground in the straight.
7 12 FORTUNE GOLD (CD343) M W Leung P-/H- Settled 2-wide and no worse than midfield. Kept within 3Ls of the leader back straight. Ridden along at home turn to keep up and was one-paced in the straight.
8 11 THE LAVISH LAD (CD193) Y T Cheng B- Settled towards the rear and trailed field into home straight. Ran past a few beaten runners in the straight.
9 8 SUNDAY DELIGHT (CC225) S Dye -- Wide and without cover in a forward position early stages. Steadily dropped back but failed to find cover and ended up wide in rear section. Pressured to stay on home turn and found no extra in the straight.
10 4 GOOD TRIO (CD029) B Prebble B/SR Dropped to the back from wide draw. Settled in a rearward position before being pressured at 400 M. Swung widest on straightening but lacked a rally in the straight.
11 7 JOYFUL UNION (CE239) A Delpech -- Niggled to race behind leaders early stages. Dropped to midfield after checking at 1100 M. On fence and 4Ls off the leader in back straight. Unable to keep pace rounding home turn and weakened in the straight.
12 5 TREASURE RAIDERS (CE049) C Munce CP Raced wide among leaders early stages. Kept alongside the leader in a 2-wide position back straight but commenced to weaken 500 M and finished tailed out.
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