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Race 1 (103)

HEUNG YIP HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 CHANS DELIGHT (P420) J Moreira H/XB Broke well settling one-out-one-back to straight, soon came to challenge upon straightening, gained upper hand final strides.
2 12 KING OF SMARTS (S176) Y T Cheng PC Broke well, settled just off the pace on rails, kept to inside run on straightening, fought on steadily only to be denied in the shadows of the post.
3 1 HURRY HURRY UP (N218) C Y Ho TT Settled in forward in midfield, commenced move rounding home bend, fought on to just claim remote 3rd.
4 8 NOVEL START (M255) C Schofield B Broke well from the one draw and attempted to make all holding narrow advantage on rails, but unable to sustain effort and headed under pressure 200 metres out.
5 4 RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) N Callan -- Sluggish at start, settled in rear of midfield, came under pressure entering straight, kept on same pace under pressure down the centre of the track.
6 2 HEARTLAND (M332) G Mosse B/H Moderate start, soon recovered to better than midfield on rails, similar turning for home, one-paced.
7 10 INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) M L Yeung H/P Jumped fairly, soon dropped towards the rear, kept on same pace without quickening in straight.
8 6 AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) B Prebble -- Well behind, ran past well-beaten horses down the centre of the straight.
9 5 ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) N Rawiller B Trailed the field most of way to straight, only ran past well-beaten horses.
10 7 GOLDEN CHOICE (S157) K Teetan SR-/B2/H2 Crowded out start, raced 5 lengths back on rail, same margin back on turn, failed to close off in straight, never a threat.
11 11 DELIGHT FORTUNE (N402) T H So SR/V Began well from a tricky gate, sent forward to sit outside leader, same position on turn, emptied early in straight, eased final 100M.
12 3 JADE PIPPO (P052) H N Wong H Worked overtime from the widest draw to keep in touch but remained wide throughout, tired noticeably from approaching home straight.
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