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Race 1 (742)

HYDRANGEA HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 CHINA POWER (M400) G Mosse B/TT Began well racing prominently outside leader, shaken up approaching final stretch, hit the front over 200 metres out, just prevailed.
2 5 RED COURAGE (N110) T Angland B/TT Ridden to soon take up running, led until narrowly headed 200 metres, hung on for second.
3 12 WINSOME (M261) C K Tong TT Always thereabouts, settling one back on rails, switched out for a run upon straightening, ran home one-paced.
4 2 KING DERBY (P225) Z Purton B1 Settled just worse than midfield, saved ground on inside turning in, ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish.
5 8 STAR OF WAI BO (P177) K C Leung CP- Began fairly, settling in 5th just over two lengths off the pace, kept on steadily under pressure in straight to be nearest at finish.
6 10 FRESH AIR (CL206) R Fourie -- Soon taken back from the widest gate, tailed-off before joining other backmarkers coming out of back straight, sustained headway down final stretch to be nearest at finish.
7 6 P J HALL (P216) A Suborics -- Tightened and shuffled back to second last shortly after start, remained well behind to straight but saved a lot of ground turning in, fought on steadily to be nearest at finish.
8 9 ALL TIMES LUCKY (P064) T Berry TT1 Began awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to rear of midfield on rails, snuck up on inside turning in, but yielded ground inside final 200 metres.
9 7 RISING POWER (N294) D Whyte B/TT- Raced keenly and 3-wide with cover in midfield, remained similar into straight, one-paced.
10 11 SERENDIPITY (CL394) H W Lai H/B1 Began fairly, raced wide in midfield before tightened and dropped backward to last few, remained similar and the widest runner turning in, no further impression.
11 3 HIGH RETURN (CK164) C Y Lui B/TT Raced very wide without cover in midfield until home turn, dropped away under pressure.
12 1 PALEPALE (M407) M Chadwick B/TT Began fairly from a wide gate, travelled wide without cover in 2L 4th down far side and around the bend, dropped out into 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