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Race 5 (138)

HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:110-90   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 ART TRADER (CE131) E Saint-Martin TT Settled at the back and trailed field until 400 M. Swung wide on straightening and swept past the field under a strong rally.
2 1 CHEEKY (CA266) C Brown -- Rearward position early stages. Settled 2-wide and behind midfield in back straight. Last few to enter home straight. Rallied well but unable to match winner's stride.
3 7 LIBERAL'S CHOICE (CC345) D Whyte -- Jumped well and raced in a forward position. Always stayed within 3Ls of the pace. Kept on chasing into the home straight. Ran down the early leader but unable to keep strides with top pair final stages.
4 4 HEALTHY WEALTHY (CC067) O Doleuze TT1 Led shortly after start. Headed briefly 1200 M but regained lead after 1000 M. Took a 2Ls lead into home straight and continued to hold a clear advantage into final 200 M. Yielded grudgingly and just missed a minor placing.
5 6 LUCKY GOOD DAY (CD337) F Coetzee TT Settled 2-wide in mid-division. 4Ls off the pace making home turn and kept same pace in the straight.
6 3 RED POWER (CD077) S Dye CP/TT Settled on fence at midfield. 5Ls off the lead at 800 M and was ridden along to keep up at home turn. Unable to quicken in the straight.
7 8 FRUITY FRUITY (CD061) Y T Cheng -- Slowly away and settled on fence in a rearward position. Near last to enter home straight. Held up in traffic in early straight and closed the race off fairly once in the clear.
8 5 LUCKSWELL (CA171) M Rodd -- 3-wide in a forward position into 1st turn. Led briefly after 1200 M. 2-wide and a length off the lead back straight. Unable to keep up rounding home turn and weakened in the straight.
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