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Race 3 (390)

CANAL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 WAFER KING (CD276) C Brown B2/TT Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Steadily moved out after straightening and picked up nicely at 200 M. Swept home strongly and grab win final stages.
2 5 GREAT IDEA (CC178) F Coetzee B/TT Among leaders early. Tracked leader in a 2-wide spot back straight and was a length down on straightening. Moved in front near 200 M and had a clear lead 100 M. Kept on well but failed to hold off a late charging rival.
3 12 WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) H W Lai TT Jumped well but was outpaced by leaders. Raced on fence at midfield. Niggled along making home turn and ran into some traffic near 300 M. Stayed on well closing stages for a minor placing.
4 11 HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) B Prebble -- Jumped well and among leaders early. Settled prominently behind the pace back straight. Under the stick making home turn and was a length off into the straight. Kept on in the straight but unable to turn up a notch final stages.
5 3 CHOSEN ONE (CD347) E Saint-Martin -- Missed the jump but was ridden along to get back to race behind midfield. Continued in similar position making the turn but only remained on same pace in the straight.
6 2 STRAWBERRY KISSES (CD396) M W Leung B Took the lead at 1000 M and went into home straight with a length's advantage. Headed near 200 M and weakened out of contention.
7 9 MILLION CHASE (CD132) O Doleuze CP/H Eased back from a wide draw and raced behind midfield. 2-wide making home turn and swung out to make a run on straightening. Kept on without threatening.
8 6 PLEZAYRE (CG116) C Soumillon -- Jumped awkwardly and dropped back to the fence. Remained racing along the rails in a rearward position until home straight. Stayed on same pace to the line.
9 4 EVEREST (CC196) C Munce -- 3-wide and better than midfield. Kept within 2Ls of the leader making the turn but remained 3-wide. Tired inside final 200 M.
10 1 SILVER WRAITH (CE178) C W Wong -- Dropped back from a wide draw to race at the rear. Last to enter home straight and closed the race off fairly.
11 7 ALIPES (CD169) Y T Cheng -- Slowly away, received check on 1st turn, raced towards the rear until home straight. Only ran past a beaten runner.
12 8 LIBERAL'S RIDE (CG058) D Whyte -- Jumped fairly and raced 2-wide better than midfield. Niggled along making the turn but hung badly. Steadily faded in the straight.
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