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Race 3 (120)

SHEK WU HUI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 MILLION CHASE (CD132) P H Lo CP/H Jumped well and eased back to midfield. 2-wide 4 back at 500 M and swung out on straightening to make a run. Rallied well and charged to the lead final 50 M.
2 8 GRASS HOPPER (CD050) S Dye CP/TT Disputed lead until home straight. Gained upper hand inside final 200 M but unable to hold off the late charging winner.
3 7 CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) E Saint-Martin B Disputed lead until home straight. Continued to vie for the lead near 200 M but was outmatched in the final stages.
4 10 CHAMPION WINNER (CB458) C Munce -- Settled 3-wide near midfield. Widest making home turn and steadily made up ground in the straight.
5 2 SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) O Doleuze CP Niggled along in a wide position and contested for the early lead. Eased after 800 M and raced a length off the pace. Remained in similar spot into home straight but unable to quicken final stages.
6 1 DANEMAN HILL (CD374) B Prebble P Raced a length off the leaders early stages. Kept within 2Ls of the pace making home turn but unable to draw closer in the straight.
7 6 FLAG FINDER (CE224) D Whyte -- 3-wide at midfield and was 4Ls off the lead at 600 M. Raced along the rails at home turn but unable to turn up a notch in the straight.
8 12 WINNING CHAMP (CE233) Y T Cheng B1 Outpaced and raced behind midfield. Kept on same pace in the straight.
9 4 ISLAND SUNRISE (CE276) G Schofield SR1 Outpaced early stages and raced behind midfield. Fell further back after 600 M despite being pressured and among last few to enter home straight. Lacked a rally.
10 11 SUPER PEARL (CD357) H K Yim CP Ridden along in a rearward position. Remained towards the rear and was slightly checked on straightening. Made no impression in the straight.
11 3 EXCELLENT PARTNERS (CE191) R Fradd B1 Missed the jump and was detached from main field until home turn. Trailed field into home straight and only ran past a beaten runner.
12 5 LUMINOUS (CE300) W M Lai -- Niggled along behind the leaders early stages. Gradually dropped to midfield and was 3Ls off the lead 700 M. Checked badly at 600 M and fell to a rearward spot. Never recovered.
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