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Race 4 (246)

VILLAGE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) Z Purton SR/TT Broke well, sat handy 1 off with cover, switched 3 deep 950m & advanced to lead 850m, soon crossed to rail, shaken up 400m, kept finding to wire.
2 6 LOVING STAR (M382) D Whyte H Tardy start & bustled, settled handy on rail, shifted 3 deep 600m & driven to 3rd 500m, boxed on to 2nd turning in, closed to press leader in run but held.
3 8 NAVEL ORANGE (P035) M Demuro -- Moderate start, raced midfield 1 off with cover, forced 3 wide 570m, very wide into stretch & driven 300m, closing run to claim 3rd.
4 3 CHINA DELIGHT (N148) O Doleuze B Tardy break, settled behind midfield 1 off, switched 4 wide & advanced 570m, hard-ridden 450m, kept on evenly centre track.
5 2 TOWERING STORM (M401) N Callan B/XB/TT Slow start, rousted early to race midfield, switched 1 off 570m & ridden for progress, hard driven 400m, boxed on dourly.
6 11 SURE CHAMP (N013) K Teetan B/XB/TT Broke OK, rousted to dispute early lead, soon overraced & snagged to sit handy on rail, shuffled back 850m, to 1 off 460m & driven, stayed on evenly.
7 4 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) N Rawiller H/TT Slow start, sat 1 off with cover near rear, switched 3 deep & ridden for progress 450m, widest into stretch, ran on for minor inroads.
8 10 DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) J Moreira P Missed break, settled rail near rear, shoved along 670m, under pressure turning in, emptied 150m & no extra.
9 7 SUPER STRIKE (CL393) U Rispoli B Sluggish break, camped last place 1 off, niggled 720m, switched wide & driven 570m, outpaced & found little, plugged on tepidly.
10 5 LET'S GOAL (M061) M Chadwick B/TT Slow start, raced rail last pair, scrubbed along 720m, to tail 570m, & driven, struggled in run home.
11 12 ZACHARY (N146) M L Yeung B/TT Sharp break wide, raced in 2nd 1 off no cover, driven under pressure 450m, outpaced & emptied 300m, faded thereafter.
12 9 ON THE WAY (P433) A Atzeni B-/TT Fast start, soon led & to rail, headed 850m & raced 1 back on inner, ridden but backpedalled 500m, weakened tamely & eased 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