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Race 3 (197)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 NORDIC STAR (CH302) C Y Ho TT Began awkwardly. Urged along the fence ahead of midfield. Swung wide and was 4Ls down rounding home turn. Finished off well and took charge closing stages.
2 10 ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) W C Marwing TT Driven forward from high draw but caught 4-wide stable bend. Slotted 2 to 3-wide behind pace from 1200 M. Challenged lead passing 400 M and hit front 200 M. Crushed by the winner final stages.
3 7 LOTUS LOVE (CL155) Y T Cheng B Slow to begin. Shaken up early in leading section but trapped 3-wide stable bend. Led solo 2-wide back straight. Held a 1L advantage home turn. Couldn't resist the front pair passing 200 M but hung on for 3rd narrowly.
4 5 BUMPER STRIKE (CK395) F Coetzee B/TT Good jump but caught wide. Cut 2-wide ahead of midfield first turn. Swung widest and was 4Ls off turning into home. Progressed steadily and just made frame.
5 9 NICKU (CK389) M L Yeung TT Out nicely on fence. Elected to take seat from 1200 M. Ridden out 400 M and rallied on with the winner top of home straight. Remained one-paced passing 200 M.
6 1 SKY WALKER (CJ319) K C Leung CP/TT Soon parked 2-wide at midfield. Same position home turn. Kept on steadily in the straight.
7 2 MINGS' HERO (CJ011) C W Wong SR Away with them. Shifted to the rail and raced behind midfield stable bend. Stayed near the fence into final stretch. Covered decent ground late.
8 3 BLADE FORCE (CK330) G Mosse B/TT Slowly away and lost a considerable amount of ground. Resumed 2-wide behind midfield stable bend. Pressured 400 M. Made up minor ground close home.
9 12 DECENT FELLOW (CH021) M W Leung B/H/TT Eased to rear on fence. Still last leaving home turn. Beat tired runners home.
10 11 AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) D Whyte -- Slow to begin and lost a considerable amount of ground. Pressed to race behind midfield on fence first turn. Clear run in the straight but found nothing when asked.
11 8 AGRICULTURE EXPERT (CL296) J Lloyd V Towards rear always. Never a factor.
12 6 KINGSTON ELITE (CL274) W M Lai -- Never far off the pace before faded top of home straight. Struggled home.
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