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Race 8 (452)

BETTERMENT HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) D Whyte XB/TT Not hurried after the start, travelled smoothly in midfield, quickened up impressively to take lead inside 200M, kept on strongly to line.
2 3 MY NAME IS BOND (M287) Z Purton -- Held up near the rear, kept to inside turning in, made good progress over final 200M to get within 0.5L of the winner.
3 6 ATACX (N448) G Mosse TT Settled 2-wide about 3Ls back in mid-pack, into clear 350M, stayed on to chase winner final 100M, always held.
4 12 ALL WIN BOY (P171) H W Lai H/TT Settled just off the leaders, had every chance, stayed on for moderate 4th.
5 7 SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) K Teetan E Tracked leaders along the fence, badly held up early straight, clear run from 150M, closed off steadily.
6 10 MERIDIAN TREASURE (N084) C K Tong B Hard pushed early to keep up with leader, kept on steadily turning home, outpaced by first few final 150M.
7 11 SUPER PLUS (CJ090) T H So -- Broke well, steadied 1100M and fell back to a midfield position, stayed on mildly turning home.
8 9 ST YAZIN (N409) W M Lai TT Towards the rear, made some progress final 300M but never threatened.
9 8 MI SAVVY (N138) K C Leung SR Held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression turning in, kept on same pace.
10 1 MULTIVICTORY (P254) M Chadwick B/TT Slow to begin, vigorously driven but failed to muster, detached in last 8-9Ls off the pace, stayed on fairly final 300M, never a threat.
11 2 CHARITY JOY (P278) T Angland B/TT Rushed forward to lead, caught inside 200M, no extra.
12 4 CHEETAH BOY (CL192) C Y Ho B/H Settled in mid-division, 3-wide no cover throughout, gave ground from 300M.
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