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Race 9 (109)

THE MANAWATU RACING CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:85-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 FREDERICK ENGELS (N187) Z Purton -- No early pace. Behind midfield and one-off to straight, switched in 400m, changed course 200m, flew home.
2 6 SIMPLE (N021) D Whyte -- Crowded start and well back early. Swung wide entering straight and ran home strongly down the centre of the track.
3 10 GLORY HORSIE (M273) K C Ng B Made to work from inside draw to hold third along rails. Was 2nd at the 200m and going well before caught on line.
4 7 CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) R Fourie TT Midfield but wide early, kept wide round turn and into straight, started to lengthen at 200m and ran on well.
5 3 ALL VICTORY (M107) K C Leung TT A little worse than midfield early, improved position along rails, kept on steadily to be closest at the finish.
6 12 LUCKY RED (CJ059) W M Lai -- Speared to the front on settling and had clear lead into turn. Led into straight but soon tired and knocked up.
7 5 DIAMOND ELEGANCE (N102) T Clark B/TT Slow into stride but quickly made up ground to be 6th into turn, kept on steadily but checked 100m.
8 9 GOLD EDITION (N048) Y T Cheng B Unbalanced start but pushed forward to be 4th but three-wide into turn. Still there at the 400m but found little.
9 8 HAWTHORNE (CL136) C W Wong -- Hard ridden from wide draw to be 2nd early, then eased back to 4th to get cover. Taken wide 400m but soon tired.
10 4 AMEDEO (CK292) C Y Ho B/TT Taken forward but wide early. Continued to race without cover turn, was 2nd into straight before tiring and slipping back.
11 1 NINTH GALAXY (N380) M Chadwick -- Taken across behind runners at start but soon lost touch and tailed field to the straight. Never competitive.
12 11 KA WAI FORTUNE (N255) T H So B1/TT Checked start, hard ridden but reluctant to move forward, awkward around turn and soon lost touch with field.
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