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Race 2 (290)

NAM LONG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 VALHALLA (E495) H Bowman XB/TT Away fast then restrained to sit ahead of midfield, well placed to strike turning for home, quickened to led nearing 100M, kept on well to the line.
2 3 WIND SPEEDER (E281) M Chadwick B Reserved near last, very wide into straight, finished off nicely down outside getting up for 2nd near line.
3 1 HERCULES (C476) A Badel B/TT Jumped well, restrained to race behind midfield, closed off well over final 300M for 3rd.
4 4 AUGUST MOON (D409) K C Leung PC-/B2/TT Sent forward to lead, soon pressed by rival from 1000M, drifted out to center of track on straightening, couldn't hold off first few over final 150M.
5 12 VIVA A LA (G282) K De Melo P-/B1/TT Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, lay in under pressure and difficult to obtain clear running early straight, ran home steadily but was awkwardly placed late and couldn't be fully ridden out.
6 6 GENERAL ACE (G425) L Hewitson CP/XB Soon taken across from wide draw, raced near last, kept on moderately along the fence over final 300M, not able to challenge leaders.
7 10 EASY TWO (G423) A Atzeni H/V/TT Settled behind midfield, raced keenly in early stages, failed to close off the race passing 300M, Never dangerous.
8 8 DOUBLE SHOW (G250) J McDonald B/TT Blundered after the start, settled at the back, ran into interference 200M, not going the pace to challenge after. (Blood in trachea.)
9 9 MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) C L Chau TT Caught racing wide no cover in midfield on jumping from draw 12, wide into straight, checked near 200M and lost all chance.
10 5 GET THE MONIES (G168) L Ferraris B2/TT From draw 1 raced close to the leaders along the inside, shifted out to center of track for his challenge, checked 200M losing momentum, not recovered from the interference.
11 11 HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) Z Purton V Jumped on terms, moved up to track leaders in 3rd, taken wide into straight, badly checked near 150M and lost all chance.
12 7 CRAIG'S MASTER (G440) M L Yeung B-/V1/H2/TT Ridden forward to race outside leader, under heavy pressure 500M, soon gave ground 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