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Race 4 (132)

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

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 DENFIELD (G471) H Bowman TT Tracked pace on rail. Quickened to front 200m out and soon in control for comfortable success, for all closed down by runner-up late.
2 10 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) M L Yeung CP Improved from mid-field to chase winner from top of home straight. Got closer final 50m and clear of rest but winner always in command.
3 3 LAKESHORE HERO (J288) L Ferraris B1 Bumped at start after slowly away and raced in rear. No danger to front two but stayed on from 200m out to grab third. Promising.
4 9 SPEED SWORD (H397) M F Poon TT Raced towards rear of mid-field. Lacked speed to get near leading pair final 150m but stayed on for pressure.
5 5 THE PRIME (J352) L Hewitson CP-/B1/TT Waited with and kept on after taken widest off final turn.
6 6 LUCKY PLANET (H235) H Bentley B/TT Not the quickest away but improved to lead after 300m. Headed by winner 200m out and faded and lost a few places final 50m.
7 4 QINGYUAN STAR (J350) K C Leung CP/TT1 Held up from wide stall. Some headway under pressure home straight but never a danger.
8 8 ALMIGHTY KICK (J254) C Y Ho XB Never better than mid-field and no impression.
9 11 VALHALLA (E495) E C W Wong XB/TT Prominent from low draw until weakening final 250m.
10 7 SWEET DIAMOND (G063) B Thompson TT Very wide to halfway from highest stall. Under pressure into home straight and weakened.
11 12 FUNG (J101) H T Mo B/TT Ridden from the stalls to take up a prominent position but caught wide. Started to lose position from halfway and dropped away final 300m.
12 2 YEAH BUDDY (J430) M Chadwick B/TT Crowded early up with pace but still able to track leaders. Weakened from final turn.
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