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Race 1 (380)

SAPPHIRE HANDICAP   Rating:30-6   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 WORLD STAR (BT141) S Dye -- Towards rear early, soon picked up to be better than midfield. Ran on well in straight to take control 150 M. Won readily.
2 4 BOLD VICTORY (BS023) D Harrison -- Prominent but difficult to settle, rider was unbalanced near 1200 M. Raced 4th along back straight. Ran on 300 M but unable to match speed with winner inside 150 M.
3 9 PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) S K Sit B Around 9th to final turn. Made ground steadily to just miss 2nd.
4 7 HOLLYWOOD STAR (BS078) R Fradd -- Midfield. Ran on well early straight but found no extra closing stages.
5 12 BASKETBALL WINNER (BT041) D Whyte B/TT Towards rear. Raced awkwardly among runners 200 M. Ran on a bit after.
6 14 BEETLE (BT196) K S Yu H Near rear. Made ground rounding home bend. Kept on in straight.
7 1 CLEAR MASTER (BT128) S King -- Midfield from widest draw. Improved a bit passing 600 M. One-paced in straight.
8 10 ASCOT HERO (BP060) F Coetzee -- Rear. Progressed rounding home bend and was widest turning in. Unable to quicken.
9 5 SINCERELY YOURS (BM225) Y T Cheng B Prominent. Failed to hold place 200 M out.
10 13 SAINT TAK (BN198) M Kinane -- Led field to passing 200 M. Faded.
11 2 MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) G Mosse B Prominent to 300 M. Weakened.
12 11 BIG TREASURE (BN164) K C Tsang B/H Never a factor.
13 3 PERFECT CHOICE (BV326) C H Tse B Jumped awkwardly. Remained in touch before dropping to midfield far side. Faded from 450 M. (Hung in throughout.)
14 8 MEGA-FIGHTER (BV080) W M Lai B Started badly, behind midfield. Lost position when unbalanced stable bend. Never able to feature.
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