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Race 8 (332)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 COPARTNER AMBITION (E218) H Bowman B/TT Jumped on terms and maintained a midfield position just over 4Ls back, let down strongly final 200M, stretched clear late for comfortable win.
2 5 CELESTIAL COLOURS (H362) L Hewitson B/TT From wide draw fast into stride and took up the running led by 1L on settling, kept battling away passing 300M but couldn't hold off the determined winner inside 100M.
3 8 A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) A Atzeni B1 Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear, maintained his spot to the bend 6-7Ls off the pace, closed off nicely to go 3rd near 50M.
4 6 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) K De Melo -- Restrained to a midfield position 5Ls off leader, brought wide into straight making solid inroads, got up for 4th close home.
5 3 BRAVE STAR (G268) C Y Ho XB Stalked the leader into the straight, fought hard to stay in contention from 300M, tired 150M and was overwhelmed in closing stages.
6 7 EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) M Chadwick H/XB Dropped back to race towards the rear, had big task at 400M 8Ls to make up, passed a few but never likely to feature.
7 11 BEAUTY CHAMP (G137) K Teetan H/XB/TT Jumped well from inside draw to be tracking leaders, in touch as they turned for home but couldn't go with it, weakened 200M.
8 2 ATOMIC FORCE (G221) H Bentley H/XB From wide draw shifted across behind runners, held up behind midfield 6Ls away , found little from 300M when it mattered.
9 9 HEALTHY HEALTHY (H203) A Badel TT Made some use early stages to hold a forward position just off leaders, chased fairly early straight, kept on one pace over the final 150M. Ran below expectations.
10 12 YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (E413) Y L Chung B1/TT Settled down behind mid-division along the inside, couldn't quicken enough passing 300M,. Never a threat to leaders.
11 1 GRATEFUL HEART (D278) C L Chau B/TT From wide draw switched off to race in last, lacked a kick in the straight, never a winning hope.
12 10 CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) B Avdulla TT Began well, restrained to race ahead of midfield, failed to run on in the straight, dropped out. (Lame next day.)
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