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Race 4 (624)

GRAND THEATRE HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) H Bowman SR/TT Broke well, settled midfield 1 off with cover, shaken up home turn & shifted wide, led 190m, quickened clear.
2 7 COOL BEAN (N076) C Y Lui -- Prominent early, slotted rail fore of midfield, shuffled back a touch 800m, ridden 300m, boxed on to nick 2nd.
3 3 DRAGON PINS (N167) M Chadwick B Tardy start, raced behind midfield on fence, shifted 1 off & to tail 840m, good progress on turn, ran on soundly under stretch drive to make frame.
4 8 WIN IT (P032) B Prebble CP Early speed, settled fore of midfield 1 off with cover, 3rd & driven 450m, challenged lead 250m, no extra 200m, one-paced thereafter.
5 1 HEI HEI POSH (M390) Z Purton B/TT Tardy start, soon at tail, niggled & advanced 1000m to sit handy 3 wide no cover 700m, driven turning in, stayed on evenly centre track.
6 10 FULL OF FUN (P199) C Y Ho H/XB Broke OK, settled 1 off no cover 2nd, pressed lead 600m, ridden to lead turning in, all out & headed 190m, tapered to wire.
7 4 MARTIAL KING (S119) K C Ng CP/TT Fair break, dropped in near rear 1 off, overraced 1000m & shifted 3 wide with cover, rear & driven widest home turn, plugged on for modest inroads.
8 6 SUPERKING DRAGON (N318) H W Lai B/TT Broke OK, bustled early to race midfield on rail, shuffled to rear backstretch, ridden & outpaced 460m, plugged on one pace.
9 9 NAVEL ORANGE (P035) D Whyte -- Slow break & bustled, initially at rear on rail, advanced 3 wide with cover backstretch to sit midfield, ridden 450m, found little in tepid stretch run.
10 11 ALL THE WINNERS (L019) T H So -- Speed to lead to 1500m, slotted 1 back on rail, shifted out & driven 300m, soon emptied & weakened out.
11 5 UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) N Callan -- Broke well, ridden wide to lead 1st turn, joined for lead 600m, ridden under pressure 400m, faded tamely in stretch.
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