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Race 5 (457)

PARROT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 WINSOME (M261) B Prebble TT Fast break, led early then settled second rail, ridden early straight, led 300m out, soon in charge.
2 1 MASTER KEY (CK387) D Whyte H/TT Broke well, up to lead but unable to cross, headed 300m out, no answer to winner once headed.
3 2 ORIENTAL COURSER (CK290) U Rispoli H-/B/XB/TT Missed break, slow into stride, second last rail, improved along rail approaching turn, inside bid, finished strongly.
4 8 SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) H W Lai CP Broke smartly, fifth rail, bid three off, kept on well without being able to threaten winner.
5 10 CAGA SPIRIT (CK287) T Clark H-/SR1 Badly checked start, crowded early, crowded again 800m out, midfield rail, up to fourth mid-straight, kept on one pace.
6 5 PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) N Callan SR/TT Broke well, midfield one off, bid between horses, kept on one pace.
7 6 BRILLIANT ONE (CG212) M L Yeung -- Fair break, not rushed, third last one off, slightly short of room for bid between horses, kept on one pace.
8 11 EXCELLENT WIN (CL234) T H So CP Awkward start, hindquarters bumped, rider unbalanced, quickly to fourth one off, mid-track bid, one pace late.
9 4 GREEN EAGLE (N052) M Du Plessis -- Taken back from wide gate, last one off, forced wider 800m out, rider reported reluctant under urging, inside bid, little progress.
10 12 MASTER RACER (M278) J Lloyd B Fast break, midfield one off, mid-track bid, unbalanced straight, no progress, lost right hind plate.
11 3 ALL FRIENDS (M374) K C Leung -- Slow start, rear group one off, struck heels and blundered 600m out, wide into straight, one pace.
12 7 PERFECT JOY (M182) C W Wong B/TT Fair break, ridden from gate but caught midfield three wide no cover throughout, checked approaching turn, found nil straight.
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