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Race 8 (725)

LUNG CHEUNG HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) J Moreira B Settled just off the pace, had a smooth run to straight, closed nicely along the inside, wrestled the lead inside 100M and held on under drive.
2 3 WINNIE'S HORSE (P169) M L Yeung P-/TT Took up early running from draw 1, set slow fractions early stages, taken on by rival 900M, rallied well enough entering straight, just failed to hold off winner late stages.
3 7 SELKIRK STAR (S194) K C Leung H-/TT Settled down in 5th, stayed within striking distance passing halfway, closed off willingly for 3rd beaten only a neck.
4 10 TRENDY WIN (P099) T H So V Tracked leader in a slowly run race, loomed up 3-wide outside leaders home turn, vied for lead early straight, remained prominent to 100M then faltered in closing stages.
5 8 CHATER LEGEND (T151) D Whyte SR Held up behind midfield, 3-4Ls behind leader 400M, kept up his pursuit without ever posing a serious threat.
6 12 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) M Chadwick -- Slow to begin, guided to the fence, settled down 3-4Ls back in midfield, kept on steadily entering straight, no impression on first few. (Lost RF plate 1600M)
7 2 MARVEL TRIBE (S142) N Callan B Took up a 3-wide position in midfield 3-4Ls off the pace, stayed on moderately final 300M, not reached leaders.
8 6 JOLLY VICTOR (N140) N Rawiller B/TT Eased back from widest barrier, patiently handled, detached from the field early and middle stages, had 5Ls to make up turning home, made some progress when taken out into clear 200M.
9 4 BULLISH BOY (P008) G Mosse H/TT Underwent a 3-wide pursuit on leaders, unable to slot in and covered extra ground, weakened 300M. (Lost RH plate 400m)
10 1 GONNA RUN (T094) Z Purton B Soon guided to a position behind midfield, saved ground on inner and 5Ls off the pace throughout, had no offering final 300M, never a threat.
11 5 GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) B Prebble B Taken across behind runners, not suited by the slow early pace, strode forward passing 1100M to race outside the lead, emptied 300M and backed away to last.
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