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Race 5 (500)

AQUASCUTUM TROPHY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 TOPPING LIGHT (L040) O Doleuze -- Fast out on rail, headed and settled in third, going well entering straight but route blocked half way up, pulled out of pocket, finished fast, got up.
2 9 MASTER RIO (CK188) Z Purton -- Ridden up early to take position outside leader, challenged and lead 300 M out, caught near line.
3 4 PERFECT SPRINT (L107) B Prebble TT1 Not rushed from wide draw, slight check after 200 M, held up last, improved leaving back straight, brought wide, ran on well.
4 1 BONDI LAD (CK121) T H So H Fast break, led after 150 M, set pace in his own time, tried to kick clear nut headed mid straight, weakened near line.
5 5 INVINCIBLEKINDNESS (CK253) D Whyte -- Always wide from outside draw, up to fourth leaving back straight, ridden entering straight, ran on quite well but not quicken.
6 12 CARISSIMA (L112) H W Lai B1/TT Fast break, hard ridden early, then settled fifth, tried to improve leaving back straight, drive, found little.
7 11 HANDSOME BATCHELOR (L076) C W Wong XB Well enough away but could never quite get to inside, raced one off rail throughout, tried to challenge three wide into straight, weakened.
8 2 CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) M Chadwick CP/TT Fast break but not involved in battle for lead, rear early, then improved to midfield entering turn, driven in middle of course, little acceleration.
9 6 POLYGOLD (CK309) B Doyle -- Lost half length at start, held up midfield, modest progress two off rail in straight until path blocked last 150 M.
10 7 ELEGANT WIN (CG297) K C Leung B/TT Fair break but checked after 100 M, third last one off rail exiting back straight, not much room in straight, but no progress anyway.
11 3 REWARDING STAR (CG234) C K Tong XB/TT Lost length at start, ridden up on rail into sixth, niggled back straight, tried to improve on rail, no impression.
12 10 ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) J Lloyd B/TT Fair break but lost ground abruptly almost immediately afterwards, raced in second last, last into straight, found nothing.
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