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Race 5 (033)

WILLOW HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 NORDIC STAR (CH302) C Y Ho TT Taken back from high draw, kicked strongly top of straight, took lead 50 M out.
2 5 BILLION (CH316) K C Ng TT Bump start, pushed out to share lead on 2-deep, quickened 300 M out, caught by winner 50 M out.
3 10 INDUSTRIAL HERO (L255) Y T Cheng H/TT Taken back from high draw, finished off soundly final 250 M for 3rd.
4 6 SURVEY SURVEY (CH070) B Prebble XB/TT Settled one-off midfield, ran on steadily final 250 M, just missed a place.
5 7 LONGWAH KID (L412) D Beadman H/P/TT Settled nicely rail midfield, made up gradual ground final 300 M out, no extra 50 M out.
6 4 REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) J Lloyd B Urged along to take one-off spot just behind speed, one-pace straight.
7 1 EAGLE SPIRIT (L326) K C Leung TT Taken back from gate 12, check 150 M out, made up some late ground final 100 M.
8 3 COMPACT YARN (CK377) H W Lai B Caught wide midfield throughout, held ground, no extra final 200 M.
9 11 EAST OCEAN (CK340) M Chadwick B/TT Settled cozily box-seat, held ground, no extra final 100 M.
10 9 ALP'S GLORY (L433) M Du Plessis B Check after start, lacked early speed, sat behind the mid-division, on heels 350 M out, soon weakened.
11 12 GOLDEN BOY (CJ263) W M Lai B/TT Bump start, handy but caught 3-wide no cover, struggled home turn, soon weakened.
12 8 BUMPER STRIKE (CK395) O Doleuze TT Pushed up to share lead rail, passed at home turn, weakened sharply 200 M 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