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Race 7 (109)

SONGS OF VICTORY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 JUMBO LEGEND (G266) C Y Ho H/TT Jumped awkwardly settling well behind and waited with, came under pressure from home bend swinging one of the widest into straight, responded well inside final 150M to snatch victory final strides.
2 8 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) M Chadwick TT Settled in rear of midfield in 7th, came to challenge under pressure over 400M out, quickened well to hit the front 100M out only to be caught final strides.
3 4 CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) K Teetan CP/H/TT Settled behind midfield in 9th after moderate start, came to challenge under pressure inside final 400M on top of home bend, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
4 12 RED MAJESTY (E028) A Hamelin B/TT Taken back from 3-wide onto first bend to settle some 4L back 2-wide in 5th, came to challenge under pressure but tight between runners early in straight, fought on steadily to narrowly miss a placing.
5 11 MIGHTY STEED (J384) B Thompson -- Settled some 3L back in 4th on rail, commenced move under pressure 450M out, held place chance about 1L off the leaders early in straight but unable to quicken to threaten.
6 9 SOLEIL FIGHTER (J127) L Hewitson XB Pressed forward to first few before settling one back on rail, switched 2-wide 700M out, commenced move rounding home bend hitting the front into straight but unable to sustain effort and overhauled 100M out.
7 6 AESTHETICISM (H289) Z Purton B Settled towards rear on rail, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, fought on steadily without threatening, baulked late.
8 2 SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) A Atzeni -- Settled 2L back in 3rd, came under pressure rounding home bend swinging wide into straight, held place chance early on but swamped inside final 50M.
9 5 IVY LEAGUE (H116) K De Melo SR/XB/TT Settled in midfield in 6th from a poor draw, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, did not find much room in straight and steadied behind runners inside final 150M.
10 3 FRANTANCK (H429) M F Poon TT Took up running 1300M out turning onto stables bend, set fast pace and led until headed into straight, faded under pressure inside the 150M.
11 7 THE HEIR (H459) L Ferraris B/TT Always in last few, never nearer.
12 1 CALIFORNIA VOCE (H258) B Avdulla TT Always in last few, never seen with a chance.
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