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Race 2 (151)

ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) N Callan H-/B1/TT Parked 1 off with cover, midfield. Cornered deep, took some time to wind up but motored home the last furlong.
2 3 HIT THE BID (P214) J Moreira V/XB When unable to find cover early when racing deep, pressed forward to take up leading duties on the rails after the 700m. Straightened a couple of lengths in front, nailed late.
3 12 POWER COOL (P054) K C Leung -- Slow to begin to raced worse than midfield, on the rails with cover. Finished off well.
4 11 OPTIMISM (S150) K Teetan SR/TT Missed the start settling last, 1 off with cover. Came widest in the straight and rattled home to the fill the frame.
5 10 FIRE STARTER (S002) O Doleuze SR Had no excuses, effectively racing 3 back the paint with cover. Didn't find a lot extra down the running.
6 7 RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) G Mosse XB Was handy early but as the race unfolded eventually settled midfield the fence, had cover. Didn't have the clearest of runs in the straight, finished off soundly.
7 1 EXCEL ONESELF (P287) D Whyte H Proved difficult to settle and the near 600M was left racing 3 wide without cover in front of midfield. One paced in the run home.
8 6 ALL FRIENDS (M374) M Demuro B Made its run 3rd from the rear after settling, 3 wide with cover. Worked home fairly.
9 9 CHEERS VICTORIES (N335) W M Lai B Camped 2nd on the rails, had cover on the circle. Faded over about the last 150m.
10 4 GLORY OF LONGWAH (S141) C Y Ho XB/TT Raced at the rear, close to the running rail, had cover. Made no impression in the home stretch.
11 2 GLORY BOY (S273) C K Tong TT Settled worse than midfield, 2 deep with cover. Failed to run on.
12 5 MANIPULATION (S075) K C Ng CP/H/TT Travelled 3rd, 2 wide with cover. Was a beaten horse early in the 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