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Race 8 (432)

CEDAR HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 MERIDIAN GENIUS (C067) R Maia -- Away well, always close up behind leaders, picked up pace passing 300M down the outside, led near 100M winning in fine style.
2 8 EASON (G061) M F Poon TT Driven along and crossed to the lead near 800M, continued on well turning in, caught by winner 100M out, held on for 2nd.
3 10 FORTE (D498) K Teetan XB/TT Slow to begin from draw 10, shifted across behind runners, 4-5Ls off the pace home turn, finished off well to go 3rd close home.
4 3 ELON (E272) V Borges E/P Raced keenly early stages when pace was low, caught wide no cover before improving to race outsider the lead after 800M, fought on steadily in the straight, lost 3rd late stages.
5 1 FAMILY FOLKS (D505) A Hamelin CP From draw 1 obtained a midfield spot along the fence, kept on evenly turning for home but never finding the pace to challenge leaders.
6 4 BEAUTY CHAMP (G137) M Chadwick XB1/TT Guided to a 2-wide spot in midfield 3-4Ls back, driven nearing 400M, ran home fairly, always held by leaders.
7 5 STOCK LEGEND (D039) Z Purton H/TT Held up behind mid-division, caught 3-wide no cover from 800M, brought wide home, stayed on without threatening leaders.
8 9 BLISSFUL LIFE (G079) D Moor TT Bumped by rival at the start, taken back to race in the rear, responded fairly when driven out top of straight, never a threat to leaders.
9 11 FARSHAD (B238) H T Mo CP2 Jumped well but soon shuffled back to a position behind midfield, couldn't muster the pace to challenge on straightening, never dangerous.
10 6 CALIFORNIA FOREST (E475) H Bentley H/TT Up with early pace, tracked leaders entering back straight, fought on to 200M then weakened rapidly to finish 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