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Race 5 (670)

THE CRICKET CLUB VALLEY STAKES (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 AMEDEO (CK292) A Suborics B/TT Speed to lead at break, 3L clear 600m, extended advantage into stretch, shaken up 300m, all out final 100m, held on.
2 7 EVER BEAUTY (CJ161) M Du Plessis XB Good break, raced 3rd 1 off no cover, niggled 600m, 5L down final turn, 2nd final 50m, closing at wire.
3 10 LUCKY RED (CJ059) W M Lai -- Rousted from gate, settled 2nd on fence, ridden in pursuit 300m, closed without threatening, lost place 50m out.
4 9 SMART KIDS (L253) C W Wong TT Awkward break, bustled rail near rear, 10L back 400m, rattled home.
5 8 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) Z Purton B Quick start, taken back, trapped wide 4th, unable to quicken in run home, kept on at same pace.
6 12 MR AWARD (M065) T H So TT Fast break, shifted out & outpaced, railed behind midfield, progress on turn, stayed on soundly.
7 11 BENEFACTOR (L332) T Clark B/H Smart start, raced 5th on fence, hard-ridden into stretch, kept on one pace.
8 6 GREEN ZONE (M302) B Prebble B Dropped near rear from wide gate, sat 1 off near rear, wide in stretch, kept on moderately.
9 1 POCKET ROCKETS (M004) D Whyte -- Tardy start, taken behind runners, last pair 1 off, over-raced 650m, driven 400m, never a factor.
10 5 MERRY ANNIVERSARY (N085) W C Marwing B/TT Missed start, sat rail at tail, ridden 450m, wide into stretch, struggled in run to wire.
11 3 MAGNUMOUS (N251) M Chadwick TT Outpaced at break, progress to mid rank 2 deep with cover, 6th & driven final turn, faded in run home.
12 2 EMPEROR BLITZ (N180) K C Leung -- Slow start, ridden forward to midfield 3 deep with cover, outpaced 600m, wide into straight, soon beaten.
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