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Race 7 (713)

VIOLET HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 RED KYLIN (T052) K Teetan B Broke well, shared early pace before settling in box seat 2L from leader. Switched out top of straight to make run, gradually overhauling leader to win close home.
2 5 AMAZING (A202) N Callan -- Away nicely, raced 3-wide initially before setting one-out, one back. Took a few strides to gain momentum in straight, finished strongly final 200m to grab second placing.
3 6 HEALTHY LUCK (A064) O Doleuze -- Jumped well, hard ridden to lead on settling, then set good pace to straight. Joined up front 100m out and swamped by two rivals close home.
4 4 DR LISTENING (V288) Z Purton H Off nicely, quickly taken in for cover, dropping one-out towards rear. Under pressure turning for home, given reminders early in straight, picked up strongly final stages to finish on heels of place-getters.
5 3 LUCKY DOUBLE EIGHT (P212) C Y Ho -- Began OK, then ridden to hold rail behind midfield. Made up ground around home turn, stayed on rail in straight and ran on steadily.
6 9 TRUMP (P106) U Rispoli -- Began well, ridden to obtain forward position but unable find cover and raced mostly 3-wide in midfield. Swung wide into straight and boxed on fairly.
7 11 RESPLENDENT GLORY (V261) C Schofield -- Jumped fairly, then ridden to make up ground before settling one-out in midfield. Made some ground around home turn, shifted out 400m to go forward but didn't finish off.
8 2 GENERAL IRON (P429) S Clipperton H/TT Steadied shortly after start and shifted in for cover, dropping to last. Stayed at rear until straightening before making up some ground in straight.
9 1 DIEGO KOSTA (T357) J Moreira -- Out quickly, sharing early pace before settling one-out 1L from leader. Threw out challenge top of straight, battled on gamely to 200m before tiring.
10 12 RADIANT STEED (V127) H N Wong B Beaten for early pace and soon at rear but wide. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight.
11 7 LOADED (A195) M L Yeung H Hampered on jumping, losing ground, dropping to rear along fence. Put under pressure turning for home but only one-paced.
12 8 FULL GLAMOUR (A155) K C Ng B/TT Pressed forward from outside gate, racing 4-wide 4L from leader entering back stretch. Under pressure turning for home, losing ground steadily, before tiring badly in 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