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Race 7 (275)

VENUS HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BEAUTY LEAD (N209) M Chadwick TT Tightened early, settled three-back the fence. Hugged fence to 400m, taken out and ran on strongly between horses to win close home.
2 12 PERFECT CHEERS (M341) R Fourie B/TT No early speed and raced between horse to first turn. Settled one-off, four back to straight, swung wide and finished strongly.
3 8 WINNING EDGE (CL297) O Doleuze SR First to jump before taking box seat into first turn. Shaken up 400m, got to lead 200m but unable hold off first two.
4 9 FINEZZA (M035) U Rispoli B/XB Pushed forward early but got head up 1400m and checked 1300m. Lost ground 1000m, but rallied strongly, doing best work at finish.
5 6 ENABLING (M229) M L Yeung B Jumped well and went forward between horses before settling 4th. Caught flat-footed 400m but picking up momentum and ran on steadily.
6 2 MR BOND (M098) G Mosse -- Taken back across horses from wide draw and soon clear last. Was last into straight before making good ground final 300m.
7 3 ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) Z Purton SR/TT No early speed but got to rail by first turn and settled behind midfield. Found little under pressure 400m. Had blood in trachea.
8 11 GROOVY (CL401) K C Ng -- Ridden up to take lead before first turn and then raced fiercely. Kicked clear 400m but overhauled 200m and tired quickly.
9 1 OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) N Callan TT Ridden up from wide draw but caught without cover and over raced. Got cover 700m, but only one-paced from 400m.
10 10 HAPPY TUMBLER (CL048) D Whyte -- No early speed and soon in last pair but one off. Kept on steadily back stretch, taken out 400m to make run but found nothing.
11 7 BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) W C Marwing B1/SR1 Jumped OK but wobbled off first turn and caught wide, Ridden up to sit outside leader 700m, but started to give ground from 500m.
12 4 RIDE WITH THE WIND (CL183) T Queally TT Settled one-off behind midfield but 7-8Ls from leader. Shaken up entering straight but found nothing and dropped out.
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