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Race 8 (673)

GARONNE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 PRIME MORTAR (G328) Y L Chung XB-/V/TT Ridden forward from wide draw, pressed leader from 800M, responded strongly to take lead nearing 200M, drew clear winning decisively.
2 9 SPICY GOLD (H440) A Badel H/TT Held up in midfield along the fence, took a while to muster on straightening, did best work final 150M to claim 2nd close home.
3 8 LAPRAS (H374) K Teetan TT1 Jumped awkwardly, never far off from leaders, 3rd at 400M, lay in when under pressure, fought on evenly to the line but couldn't bridge the gap on winner.
4 10 SUPER EAGLE (G408) M Chadwick TT Chased leaders early, fell back to a position ahead of midfield middle stages but remained in touch turning for home, kept on steadily over final 300M but not making ground on first few.
5 6 FAIRY HORSE (J144) A Atzeni TT Not hurried on jumping from a wide barrier, towards the rear 6Ls off the pace middle stages, made some minor headway in the straight but never threatened.
6 7 HERCULES (C476) C L Chau B/TT Adopted a rearward position 8Ls on settling, wide into straight and had plenty to make up, failed to get into the finish despite closing off fastest.
7 12 HARMONY N HOME (C531) M F Poon -- Settled in the second half of the field, 8th at 400M 6Ls away, worked home only fairly and never a winning hope.
8 5 MISTER FOX (J059) K De Melo -- Dropped back to the rear 8Ls off the pace, saved ground on inside, gave limited response on straightening, No impression.
9 3 SIGHT SUPREME (J258) Z Purton PC From wide draw obtained a 3-wide spot in midfield, failed to finish off in the straight. (Jockey: would derive benefit from tonight's race experience and potentially being stepped up in distance.)
10 11 HAPPY FEELING (H443) B Thompson B/TT Settled behind midfield, struggled to go with the pace entering home turn, never in the hunt.
11 1 E UNIVERSE (H151) L Hewitson TT Soon in front, pressed by rival from 950M, came under pressure on entering the home straight and drifted out of contention.
12 2 DOUBLE BINGO (J309) L Ferraris -- Bustled along, moved up to join leader from 950M, raced greenly after being crossed by rival near 600M, soon came under pressure then weakened in the straight.
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