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Race 1 (029)

YEW HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 REAL DRAGON (M144) M Chadwick TT Began with others, settled one-back on rails in 2nd, hit the front over 200 M out, won readily.
2 10 GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) Y T Cheng B/H Began with others, settled in forward of midfield, made swift progress on outside passing 800 M to be close-up 3rd 3-wide around the bend, kept on steadily under pressure without quickening in straight.
3 8 HEALTHY CONTENDER (CJ342) B Doyle H Settled in midfield, commenced move on outside passing the Rock, closed to within 3Ls of speed around the bend, fanned out wide turning for home, fought on under pressure despite shifting ground slightly closing stages.
4 12 KUNG HEI FAT CHOI (L157) G Cheyne B-/H-/XB1 Began from the one draw, settled on rails in forward of midfield of strung-out field, commenced move rounding home bend, ran on steadily while tight between runners, nearest at finish.
5 11 BINGO KEY (CK190) K C Leung B Began with others, soon settled behind midfield in 8th, made steady headway on outside around the bend, fought on steadily down centre of straight to do best work late.
6 5 SUNNY SKY (L215) T Clark B Soon taken back from a poor draw to race in last few, jostled on inside upon straightening, finished off race nicely.
7 6 SUNSHINE BOY (CJ281) T H So B/H/TT Slowly away losing about 3Ls, remained well behind until effort home bend, ran home steadily to be nearest at finish.
8 2 BULB TREASURE (CH048) W M Lai -- Settled in remote 3rd far side, closer up climbing the Rock before making swift progress alongside eventual runner-up, disputed lead turning in, faded under pressure passing 200 M.
9 7 SUPER PEPPER (CK244) C Y Ho -- Broke well, soon taken back to settle in remote 4th on rails, shuffled further back to midfield rounding home bend, found nothing under pressure.
10 3 MACASSAR (L382) O Doleuze B/SR Planted at start losing considerable ground, trailed the field to 400 M, saved a lot of ground on inside turning in recovering to within 3Ls of leader, baulked for a run inside 200 M, no further impression.
11 1 WINNING MASCOT (L342) K C Ng B2 Ridden along from a poor draw to take up running coming out of home straight, held over 2Ls advantage despite the steady pace far side, joined turning in, soon folded up. (Questioned for performance.)
12 9 VICTORIA SMILE (L365) H W Lai B Never better than midfield, wide into straight, tailed off under pressure.
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