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Race 8 (331)

BOWRINGTON HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 EURO SWIFTLY (CK091) B Prebble H/CP/TT Out in line, 3 wide early before angling in, given nice trip in middle stages, improved approaching bend, joined in strongly down middle and did too well for fast closing rivals.
2 1 BEST CITY (M290) O Doleuze -- Began well, took trail behind pace 3ls back, used nothing in run, weaved clear rounding bend and came hard to miss by a neck.
3 10 CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) N Callan B/TT Went forward from a wide alley to sit outside leader, enjoyed an easy time in mid section, applied pressure to leader turning, kept finding but outlasted final 100m.
4 6 MY HOME TOWN (CH331) T Angland -- Slotted into prime position 1 out 1 back, had ideal run in mid section, came into in 3 wide rounding bend, stayed on at same speed to make frame.
5 5 ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) D Beadman SR/TT Drifted back to sit behind midfield, 5-6ls back in running line, reasonable run to bend, worked home well down middle to be not far away in finish.
6 3 REGENCY WINNER (CK410) M Guyon TT Steadied early and ended up towards rear, 8ls from top end in mid section, improved and came on between horses in straight making good ground to be nearest at finish.
7 4 THE WAND (M265) D Whyte -- Rolled forward to take up running, set terms to liking for most of race, tackled rounding bend, weakened inside 150 (tendon injury day after racing).
8 8 GIVE WELL (CJ109) M L Yeung -- No early toe and ended up last on rails, always well back in middle stages 9ls from top end, came wider and closed well given decent final section.
9 11 VERY WELL (M161) B Doyle SR/XB Missed start by a few lengths, took up spot at rear best part of 10ls off lead, still well back to bend, made ok ground in what turned out to be a dash home.
10 9 YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) C W Wong B- Didn't have early speed, raced behind midfield on rails,7ls away on rails, saved ground on bend, kept on only fairly in straight but did run out of room late.
11 2 KING AL AKBAR (CK381) T Clark H Faded back to midfield 4-5ls behind leaders, had a quit time in mid section, found little in run home (lame next day).
12 12 VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) C K Tong B/TT Began well, took up position on leaders back, no excuses in run, weakened tamely from bend.
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