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Race 2 (748)

SHEUNG WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CANDLELIGHT DINNER (J468) J Orman H Jumped on terms, soon took up the running and led uncontested, travelled strongly into the straight, continued on well final 200M to score giving rivals no chance.
2 11 DAY DAY VICTORY (J423) A Badel -- Away awkwardly and lost ground, taken to a rail spot behind midfield, had 4Ls to make up on leader / eventual winner 400M, closed off fastest to be beaten just over 1L at the line.
3 9 HAPPY BOYS (J545) L Hewitson XB Not hurried after the start, settled behind midfield along the 3-path, ran home well down outside on straightening to claim 3rd.
4 1 FLYING TING LOK (K228) H Bowman -- From draw 1 stayed close enough to leaders, shifted lane 200M to obtain clear running, kept on nicely under top weight to take 4th .
5 4 HARMONY FIRE (E175) E C W Wong B/XB Positively ridden to chase leader, kept on one pace passing 300M and out of contention for the minor placings in the late stages.
6 8 SPICY SPANGLE (J087) A Hamelin H/TT Caught racing wide no cover outsider leaders, fought hard early straight to stay in contention, no extra final stages.
7 3 HAPPY UNITED (H208) Y L Chung B/TT Away well enough, stayed in touch with leaders making home turn, lacked a finishing response when asked, soon no threat.
8 5 THOUSAND CUPS (J482) M L Yeung TT Bounded on jumping and lost ground, ended up at the back of the field 5-6Ls off the pace, responded fairly on straightening and never able to challenge leaders.
9 6 WINNING CIGAR (K422) Z Purton -- Dropped back from wide draw and raced at the rear 3-wide, plenty to do top of straight, made some ground down outsider without posing serious threat.
10 7 YOUNG STRIKER (K029) H Bentley TT Settled down near last, raced greenly throughout the race and failed to finish off in the straight.
11 10 DIVINE MOONLIGHT (K119) B Thompson H-/P-/B1/TT- In midfield early stages, struggled for pace home turn, soon weakened on straightening.
12 12 E UNIVERSE (H151) K Teetan V2/TT Obtained a 3-wide position in mid-pack, came under pressure home turn, gave further ground in a weak run to the line.
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