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Race 8 (018)

BIG WAVE BAY HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 FLYING COLOURS (CJ111) M L Yeung B/XB1 Shared lead on the outside, shook off pursuers 150m, kept on strongly to the line.
2 2 LONDON CHINA TOWN (L236) T Angland -- Well covered in midfield one off the fence, into clear once turning in, finished well but couldn't quite get to the winner.
3 6 ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) D Beadman H Settled nicely behind leaders, had every chance turning in but not getting to the winner, was struck on the back leg and lost balance over the late stages.
4 11 CHATER MIKADO (M100) K C Leung B Slowly away, settled at the rear 5-6Ls off the pace, taken wide to commence his run near 400M, finished fastest of all down the outside and narrowly missed out on 2nd place.
5 1 FORTUNE RED PEPPER (CK199) J Lloyd -- Held up behind midfield, saved ground on the inside, ran on steadily in straight and just missed a place.
6 5 VOILE ROUGE (M343) D Whyte TT1 Checked shortly after the start, shuffled back to a rearward position, ran on steadily final 200M.
7 7 EASY WINNER (L138) T H So B Began awkwardly, soon shuffled back to the rear 5Ls off the pace, stayed on final 300M but was tightened for room closing stages.
8 9 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) T Clark B Broke well and vied for the lead along the inside, weakened inside 100M, and was swamped late.
9 12 GURUS DREAM (M246) Y T Cheng -- Driven forward from wide barrier, chased leaders 3-wide and no cover from 800M, not quickened turning in.
10 4 JUMBO GOLD (CK393) B Prebble TT Broke well, tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along nearing 400M but never going the pace to challenge.
11 10 KING OF REASON (M154) H W Lai H Held up towards the rear and was 3-wide for most of the trip, not quickened when asked inside 300M.
12 3 BEST FIT (M135) M Chadwick TT Caught 3-wide in midfield from draw 12, found nothing under urge near 300M, soon behind.
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