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Race 4 (180)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CAPITAL K (M224) W C Marwing -- Ridden to hold ground after start before settling 2nd, 1L from lead. Shaken up 400m and under whip 200m to get up close to the line.
2 1 BENEFACTOR (L332) B Prebble B Taken quickly to the front to set steady pace round turn. Tried to kick away 400m and still clear leader 200m before being run down.
3 6 GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) U Rispoli TT Slow to jump but ridden hard to quickly make up ground. Settled 3rd 1.5L from leader, hard ridden from 400m to be closest at finish.
4 5 SILVER DRAGON (M326) Z Purton B No early speed and held 3-wide towards rear. Had little room 1000m and dropped to 9th before turn. Came wide into straight and ran on steadily.
5 7 OYSTER (L146) D Whyte P/TT Got off OK and soon in midfield 3-back the fence. Held that position to straight, switched out to challenge but only one-paced to line. Lost left hind plate.
6 11 NOBODY BUT YOU (M202) C W Wong B Slow to muster and behind midfield to turn about 4.5L from leader. Took inside path after hitting straight and kept on one-paced.
7 4 EL GRANDE (L378) C Y Ho B Steadied shortly after start, stayed at rear along fence 6L from lead, kept on steadily in straight to be closest at the finish.
8 12 HONEY FORTUNE (M243) K C Ng B/TT Began awkwardly but ridden up to make ground. Caught wide around turn and into straight, then one-paced.
9 9 GENKI MOOCHI (M345) T Angland H/CP1/TT- Taken back across horses to be in last pair but one-off back stretch. Got head up 600m and dropped to last around turn, ran past tired horses.
10 3 TOUCH WELL (N086) Y T Cheng -- Taken forward soon after start but caught four-wide after which raced without cover. Fourth into straight before tiring.
11 10 BLESS US ALL (CK086) K C Leung B No early pace and in last pair along rails. Dropped to last entering straight and gradually slipped further back. Bled from both nostrils.
12 8 FLORA DANICA (M064) M Chadwick -- Jumped OK and taken forward to hold 5th along rails. Lost position around turn and faded quickly after entering 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