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Race 8 (347)

CHATER HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 PRETTY QUEEN PRAWN (E389) A Hamelin H/SR/TT Jumped well, chased leader, responded well to hit lead 200M, had enough to hold off fast finishing 2nd late.
2 2 CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) L Ferraris TT From draw 1 obtained a position behind midfield, switched wide passing 400M, closed off final 200M quickest, held by diminishing neck at the line.
3 3 HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) H Bowman XB-/B1/TT From draw 12 moved up to track leaders in 3rd spot, kept on steadily final 300M, not pace to challenge first 2 but comfortably held 3rd.
4 1 SPECIAL M (E271) K Teetan PC/TT Unable to slot in form draw 10, caught racing wide no cover in midfield, responded mildly under top weight passing 300M to finish a non-threatening 4th.
5 4 GORGEOUS VITALITY (G051) Z Purton -- Began well, took up a midfield spot 4Ls off the pace, kept on without threatening in the straight. (Jockey concerned his horse's action after dipping near 150M / No Vet findings.)
6 6 FLYING DRAGON (E360) L Hewitson -- Dropped back to race near last, 6Ls to make up 400M, made his move on inside, checked 150M, kept on fairly final stages.
7 10 SMOKEY BEAR (E126) H Bentley B/XB/TT In touch behind leaders, pushed along 500M to keep up, battled on one paced in the straight.
8 11 ISLAND GOLDEN (H018) S De Sousa TT Restrained to race towards the rear, switched wide turning into straight, gave limited response, never near to challenge.
9 7 SUPER AXIOM (E105) H N Wong H/P/TT Hustled to the front, led them at good pace, caught 200M out, weakened towards the finish.
10 8 HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) C Y Ho B Settled towards the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, made no progress in the run home.
11 12 MAGIC TORONADO (H067) H W Lai XB Outpaced early stages, raced 3-wide at the rear, detached last turning home, found nothing when asked. Never involved.
12 9 LIFE IS GOOD (H118) R Maia XB/TT1 Raced keenly behind midfield, 3-wide turning for home, soon out of contention.
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