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Race 8 (331)

CRYSTAL HANDICAP   Rating:90-70   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 DYNAMIC FUN (CB281) S Dye B Awkwardly away, soon led, 2Ls clear down the back straight, 2.5Ls clear off home turn and 4Ls to the good 200 M out, tired a little close home but had done enough to hang okay.
2 1 CELEBRATION (CB029) C Soumillon SR Settled about 5Ls or 6Ls off the pace and 2-wide until 600 M out, similarly placed but 3-wide into home straight, stayed on well but didn't have much chance of catching winner.
3 8 SNOWSTORM (CB255) A Suborics B Raced 2-wide about 6Ls or 7Ls off the pace from the 1200 M to home straight, ran on fairly well through final stages to be nearest at the finish.
4 6 DIAMOND MOON (CB019) G Mosse V/TT Slowly away, on fence 10Ls off the pace 1200 M out, hampered entering straight when 8Ls down on fence, ran on strongly final stages to be nearest at the finish.
5 12 SPRINTER (CA067) Y T Cheng -- Raced 2-wide about 10Ls off the pace from 1200 M out to home turn, was checked over 200 M and forced to switch out wider about 100 M out when finishing off purposefully albeit too late.
6 11 ISLAND WEST TREBLE (BV073) E Legrix TT In midfield when unbalanced 1300 M out, raced 6Ls or 7Ls off the pace from 1200 M to home straight, had a chance of a place when 5Ls down in about 5th position 200 M out, no extra.
7 10 ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) D Whyte -- Raced 2-wide about 3Ls or 4Ls off the pace from 1200 M to 600 M out when steadied briefly, was quite laboured and one-paced from that point on.
8 7 NASA PEARL (CC068) F Coetzee -- On fence 4Ls off the speed 1200 M out, niggled along to keep this position from 700 M out until home straight, faded out steadily.
9 2 TRIUMPHANT FEELING (BS252) M W Leung B Was 8Ls or 9Ls off the pace from 1200 M out, under pressure 600 M out, was never remotely competitive.
10 3 CHEERS WINNER (CB356) W C Marwing B Had the run of the race from 1200 M out on fence 2Ls off the pace, 2.5Ls down in 2nd place and hard pressed to chase DYNAMIC FUN entering straight, soon swamped by pursuers.
11 5 KEEN WINNER (BT140) J Spencer TT Always about 7Ls or 8Ls off the pace on the fence from 1400 M to home straight when checked, didn't recover and no sign of quickening up either.
12 4 ZIETENGO BOY (BV143) D Dunn B Settled 1Ls off DYNAMIC FUN out 2-wide 1400 M out in 2nd place, 2Ls down 800 M out and already under pressure, faded rapidly and beaten a long way out.
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