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Race 3 (381)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 CLASSIC ENERGY (CJ143) Z Purton H Settled at rear to home straight. Finished off strongly inside final 300M and snatched victory near the post.
2 4 MINGS' HERO (CJ011) D Whyte SR 2-wide behind midfield to home turn. Commenced run 4-wide passing 400M. Rallied on and hit front final 50M. Just caught by the winner final strides.
3 11 MY WAY (CJ203) B Prebble B 2-wide towards rear to home turn. Swung 5-wide and was 7Ls down turning into home. Covered substantial ground thereafter and was nearest at finish.
4 8 AMAZING FORTUNE (CH235) H W Lai B Behind midfield on fence to home turn. Shifted 3-wide and was 6Ls off leaving the bend. Kept giving in the straight to make frame.
5 12 AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) W M Lai -- Towards rear on fence to home turn. Shifted out to make run wide and was 6Ls back rounding home turn. Made up good ground thereafter.
6 3 GOOD LOOKING WATCH (CL278) G Cheyne B 2-wide at rear to home turn. Came widest and was 8Ls adrift into final stretch. Closed off well without troubling the principals.
7 2 TOP DRAGON (CK342) Y T Cheng B Slow to begin. Raced 3-wide ahead of midfield first turn. Rolled forward from 800M and sat outside leader 600M. Started run home turn and opened up a 3Ls gap at 350M. Overhauled final 50M.
8 5 YOUNG HERO (CH071) M L Yeung CP- Urged forward early and sat 2-wide behind leaders from 1200M. Hard ridden in the straight but was one-paced to conclude.
9 7 MOSSMAN BLITZ (CL366) O Doleuze -- Sat 2-wide ahead of midfield to home straight. Well positioned to strike but couldn’t turn up a notch.
10 1 GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) T H So B Rolled to lead on fence at 1200M. Elected to take box seat from 800M. Failed to improve in the straight. (See racing incidents)
11 6 LOTUS LOVE (CL155) M Guyon B-/V1 Box-seated early. Dropped to a spot ahead of midfield back straight. Some pick up early home straight but weakened final stages. (Roarer).
12 10 HAPPY FOREVER (M034) G Mosse TT 4-wide without cover behind leaders first turn. Strode forward from 1200M and eventually led on fence at the Rock. Dropped to 2nd from home turn and never resumed 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