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Race 5 (276)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FOREVER RED (T365) V Cheminaud P Quickly away, pressed forward but wide, then sat outside leader passing 850m. Rolled forward on straightening, took over 200m, scooted home.
2 3 SHARP HUNTER (P097) J Moreira B Began well but allowed to settle two-back, one-off. Bumped 600m, shaken up turning for home, clear run 250m, finished off nicely.
3 9 IDYLLIC WIND (N139) G Benoist -- Quickly out, racing with pacemakers to turn before easing one-off, one-back. Swung wide into straight and battled on gamely.
4 4 FINE ROCK (S317) C Y Ho PC- One of the first out, racing inside early leader before slipping into box seat. Shaken up top of straight and battled on well to just miss a place.
5 10 KIM GLORY (S087) K C Leung H/XB Pressed forward to lead on settling before crossing to fence back stretch. Shaken up top of straight, caught 200m, kept on gamely till swamped final 50m.
6 8 ENERGETIC CLASS (T082) D Whyte H/TT Began awkwardly, vigorously ridden but didn't muster, dropping towards rear close to fence. Switched out in straight and ran on fairly.
7 7 GLORY SUNSHINE (S313) R Fourie TT Pressed forward from outside draw, settling 2L behind leader but wide without cover. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight under hard riding.
8 2 BACK IN BLACK (T358) U Rispoli TT Ridden along to find cover but kept wide and shuffled back before moving up 4-wide back stretch. Wide into straight and one-paced.
9 6 EXCELLENT FORTUNE (S252) H W Lai H Restrained and taken closer to fence from a wide draw at rear. Not pushed till straightening when switched widest. One-paced.
10 11 LEAN JOURNEY (S389) K C Ng H Fast out but unable maintain pace dropping to midfield along fence. Unbalanced 800m, steadied 600, bumped turn, faded in straight.
11 12 SAMMY'S EMPIRE (S336) M L Yeung B Outpaced and soon at rear. Last into turn and never competitive.
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