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Race 5 (509)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 PERFECT TEN (CL030) C Y Ho P-/B2/TT Soon crossed to the rail under positive riding and travelled nicely on the heels of the leader, took lead 200M and accelerated away for a comfortable win.
2 2 BLADE FORCE (CK330) G Mosse B/TT Sent to the front and took them along steadily, put up a brief resistance when challenged by the winner early straight, lost lead 200M, faded late stages and just held on for 2nd but finished well clear of the remainder.
3 9 REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) M L Yeung B2 Had the rail draw and held a midfield position along the inside, chased the runaway leaders from 300M, ran on well at the finish and just missed out 2nd place.
4 7 CLASSIC ENERGY (CJ143) Z Purton H Caught wide early stages, restrained to last place before the first turn, 6Ls off the pace turning in, made limited progress only and no impression on the top three.
5 4 SMART KIDS (CL253) Y T Cheng B/TT Settled in chasing group one off the fence, kept on one paced to the line.
6 12 DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) H W Lai -- Held up towards the rear along the 2-path, couldn't step up a gear final 300M, finished off at the same pace.
7 10 AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) W C Marwing B Dropped back to near last, saved ground on the inside, responded fairly and never found the pace to challenge.
8 6 ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) G Cheyne TT Restrained after the start then crossed to a 3-wide spot at the back, last turning in, didn't have a clear run early straight and was steadied 200M.
9 5 SURE FORWARD (CK325) D Whyte B Behind midfield and travelled 3-wide without cover for most of the trip, under pressure inside 500M but didn't respond to urging, bumped near 200M and eased out of the race.
10 11 GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) C K Tong CP Driven to a forward position outside leader, came under serious pressure nearing 400M, soon weakened turning in.
11 8 LOTUS LOVE (CL155) P Strydom V Raced along the 3-path but never far off from the pace in the first half, struggled to keep up rounding the home turn, soon left behind.
12 1 JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) K C Leung B/XB Caught wide going into the first turn, strode forward to a 3-wide position outside the lead, outpaced passing 500M and gave ground rapidly in straight. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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