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Race 8 (630)

BREEZY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) J Moreira H/TT Settled in midfield along the fence, responded strongly from 250M, lead near 70M.
2 10 EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) A Badel -- Positively ridden, crossed to the lead 1200M, led at even tempo, fought on well, headed near 70M.
3 11 FAST PACE (C427) M Chadwick H Chased leader on the inside, kept on steadily from top of straight, not pace of first 2 final 200M, held on 3rd in photo.
4 4 FARSHAD (B238) K Teetan CP Failed to muster early speed, held up 2-wide in midfield, became unbalanced top of straight when jockey's right foot slipped out of the stirrup iron, re-grouped and closed off well final 200M, just missed 3rd.
5 6 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) R Maia B/TT Caught 3-wide no cover chasing leaders, battled on to 150M, no extra late.
6 2 TASHIDELEK (C084) T Piccone B Held up in midfield 3-wide, pushed along 500M, kept on same pace on straightening, never a threat to leaders.
7 3 ALPHA HEDGE (B102) Z Purton CP Dropped back to the rear from wide draw, 4-5Ls off the pace halfway, gave limited response turning home, never able to challenge. (Jockey : decided to ride the horse quietly from outside barrier.)
8 9 BUNDLE OF DELIGHT (D236) C Y Ho -- Not hurried after the start, eased back to race at the tail of the field, driven wide into straight, finished off only fairly.
9 8 VILLA FIONN (B339) H Bentley B Behind mid-division, raced keenly early stages when tempo was slow, bustled along home turn but failed to finish off.
10 1 SUPER BUDDY (E205) B Shinn B Tracked the pace along the 2-path, came under pressure 450M, gave ground passing 300M.
11 7 STAR OF GLORY (E316) H T Mo B1 Towards the rear, struggled to hold position passing 600M, already beaten turning for home.
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