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Race 5 (755)

MAVERICK STAR HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) C K Tong B/TT Good break, rolled to early lead, nudged along 400m, driven clear 300m, always in command.
2 10 ABSOLUTE FANTASY (M284) M L Yeung TT Smart start, raced handy 2nd 1 off no cover, driven in pursuit 300m, kept on gamely.
3 12 NOBLE DE BEST (CJ160) K C Leung B/TT Tardy start, rousted initially to camp fore of midfield on rail, switched out & driven home turn, advanced to 3rd 200m, closing at wire.
4 8 FORGIVE AND FORGET (N303) W M Lai H Prominent early strides, dropped in midfield 1 off, driven 600m, outpaced 8th top of stretch, kept on for late headway.
5 4 ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) T Angland CP Dropped in at start, settled 1 off at tail, advanced 3 wide 800m, 4L back widest final turn, ran on well centre track.
6 3 NOBLE DELUXE (M063) T H So -- Taken behind at break, sat rail last pair, off heels to tail 900m, 5L down home turn, sound closer to wire.
7 9 TRAVEL BRAND (N112) C W Wong B Awkward break, raced rail behind midfield, driven 300m, stayed on soundly.
8 2 PERFECT MOMENT (N168) W Pike SR-/B1/TT Brief lead early strides, covered 1 off behind front rank, driven final turn, struggled in run home.
9 11 SECRETARY OF STATE (N231) K C Ng SR Slow start, raced 1 off with cover near rear, hard-ridden 400m, plugged on tamely.
10 5 AMBITIOUS TREASURE (CJ173) H W Lai B/TT Bustled early stages, trapped 3 wide no cover behind midfield, wide advance 800m, ridden 600m, wide final turn, faded final 250m.
11 1 JUMBO GOLD (CK393) M Zahra TT Fast break, restrained to sit 3rd on rail, hard-ridden final turn, all out 250m, faded thereafter.
12 6 AGIAAL (N177) T Clark -- Good break, taken back 3 wide midfield, unable to find cover, advanced back stretch, hard-ridden 500m, soon weakened.
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