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Race 1 (517)

SULPHUR CHANNEL HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1650m   Happy Valley   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CITY FORTUNE (BS181) J Quinn -- Well there early. Settled behind leaders in 3rd far side. Responded well in straight to take charge closing stages.
2 9 HEAVY WEAPON (BP154) S K Sit -- Rear. Commenced move passing Rock to be better than midfield turning in. Sustained good progress down straight to grab 2nd at finish.
3 7 HOLE IN ONE (BT152) R Fradd B Ridden along from widest draw to muster early pace. Took narrow lead far side. Kept on well in straight but headed closing stages. Lost 2nd at post.
4 8 BOGIE'S PRIDE (BL052) A Munro B Settled behind midfield. Made progress passing 800 M to be 4th approaching home turn. Kept on one pace in straight.
5 2 CHINA RED (BT303) B Doyle B Led early. Settled inside leader far side. Came under pressure to hold position rounding home bend. Kept on before no extra final 200 M.
6 11 STAR OF TAI PO (BT293) K H Ting B1 Ridden to muster early pace. Settled in 4th turning into back straight. No response when asked for effort rounding home bend. Weakened in straight.
7 1 BRAVEHEART (BN129) D Whyte -- Mainly in midfield. Made no impression in straight.
8 4 HAVE A GOOD TIME (BV090) S Baster -- Tailed off most of way.
9 10 NATURE'S TREASURE (BV167) E Saint-Martin -- Well back. Never a factor.
10 3 REALLY LUCKY (BS159) C T Cheng B In touch but raced wide early. Dropped behind midfield turning into back straight then never likely to feature.
11 12 SMILING UNION (BT238) C Brown -- Slowly away but quickly recovered to midfield. Dropped back steadily far side.
12 5 METRO TRAVELLER (BT168) E Legrix B- Better than midfield before dropping out far side. (See Racing Incidents.) (Heart irregularity and lame.)
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