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Race 5 (115)

PLOVER COVE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 REAL DRAGON (M144) M Chadwick TT Led at break, headed 1300m & sat 2nd on fence, closed on leader final turn, led 300m & kicked on to wire.
2 4 SUPER TIGER (M365) B Prebble TT Good break, settled midfield on rail, shaken up 300m, quickened to 2nd 100m but unable to peg winner.
3 6 GOOD THINKER (M127) W M Lai B Bustled early strides, slotted midfield 1 off with cover, driven final turn, ran on soundly to grab 3rd late.
4 9 COSMO ONE (M410) D Whyte H Pace to race handy early, settled 4th on rail, niggled 500m, driven 300m, one-paced 2nd at 200m but run tapered to wire.
5 2 EASY GOLD (CL431) T Clark SR Awkward at break, sat rail behind midfield, ridden 300m, ran on for decent gains.
6 7 STORM UNICORN (M311) K C Leung XB-/SR1 Taken behind at break from wide gate, camped last pair 1 off with cover, 6L back switched widest home turn, closed out strongly.
7 1 MOCHI (M090) Z Purton -- Keen early stages, raced near rear 1 off with cover, driven 400m, stayed on evenly to wire.
8 11 WINSOME (M261) C K Tong V-/TT Restrained to race at tail on rail, niggled 500m, ridden into home stretch, kept on same speed.
9 3 CHINA DELIGHT (N148) W C Marwing -- Snagged back & settled last trio on rail, off heels 1000m, hard-ridden 300m, unable to raise game.
10 5 MAGNANIMOUS (CK111) C Y Ho XB Fair start, camped 1 off behind midfield, switched wide home turn, crowded 250m, plugged on same pace.
11 10 AUSPICIOUS START (M396) K C Ng TT Smart break, raced 3rd 1 off no cover, niggled but every chance home turn, drifted in stretch & weakened right out.
12 8 FORTUNE TOGETHER (CL283) Y T Cheng H/XB Awkward break, rolled wide to lead 1300m, 3L clear back stretch, headed 300m, emptied out & eased when 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