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Race 5 (306)

KINGSTON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CHINA DELIGHT (N148) R Fourie B Restrained on jumping, shifted in behind runners to rail 5-back from leader. Switched out 800m, wide into straight, finished strongly to win in final strides.
2 6 THE SYLPH (T055) N Rawiller CP Shifted across behind runners, settling at rear 10L from leader. Urged forward 600m, got split top of straight, hit front 100m, run down final strides.
3 4 FIRST SIGHT LOVE (P067) M L Yeung -- Taken in from an outside draw, settling towards rear but away from fence. Taken wide entering straight and finished off strongly.
4 5 VARA PEARL (S138) V Cheminaud SR Lifted leg at start and lost considerable ground, trailing field before making ground around turn. Steadied 150m when finishing off strongly.
5 8 PEARL WARM WARM (T183) K Teetan -- Quickly into stride, grabbing box seat. Came off fence 600m, surged forward top of straight, led 250m, flattened 100m.
6 12 GOOD METHOD (S218) K C Leung B/TT Ridden to hold forward position, settling one-back, one-off back stretch. Looked chance top of straight but one-paced final 200m.
7 11 KING'S STEED (S051) H W Lai TT Steadied shortly after start, settling midfield in one-off position back stretch. Taken wide in straight, kept on fairly to 200m before tiring.
8 10 WINNING MASCOT (CL342) N Callan -- Crowded out at start, ridden to hold rail 3-back from leader. Kept on fairly early in straight before tiring final stages.
9 7 NOBLE DE MAN (S215) G Benoist B- Began well, crossing to rail 3-back from leader. Made progress early straight to look chance 200m before flattened and dropping back.
10 9 BRIGHT CONCEPT (S038) Z Purton B Jumped well, pressed forward to lead before cutting to fence. Set strong tempo to straight when collared and gave ground quickly.
11 3 HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) D Whyte H/TT Hard ridden inside leader but unable hold ground and crossed. Followed leader to 500m when taken wide and gave ground abruptly. Unacceptable performance.
12 1 ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) C Y Ho -- Pressed forward but wide outside early leader to first turn but unable hold position dropping back to last entering straight. Unacceptable performance.
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