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Race 4 (248)

LONGINES INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 1ST LEG   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 OUR HERO (V278) Z Purton B/TT Jumped well, raced one-out in midfield 3L from leader. Not asked for effort until straightening when taken to centre field and finished strongly to win close home.
2 9 SEE ME NOW (V171) S De Sousa TT Used inside draw to grab box seat on settling. Kept tabs on leader to straight, took split between horses 200m when looked the winner but run down on line.
3 7 FOREVER POSH (V072) R Moore B Crowded out at start, taken to rail and settled 3L from leader. Came off fence at turn-in, ran into traffic near 200m before surging forward to grab minor placing.
4 12 MONEY WINNER (A055) J Moreira B Raced in midfield along fence 5L from leader. Caught in traffic near turn-in and forced to shift in 300m to get clear running. Finished off nicely.
5 4 MR KOOL (T335) P-C Boudot B/H/TT Hard ridden from jump to get forward position but failed to muster. Shifted in for cover, grabbing rail towards rear. Shifted out in straight for clear running and finished off well.
6 2 SANGRIA (A065) K Teetan -- Restrained on jumping and shifted across behind horses, dropping one-out towards rear. Swung wide entering straight and ran on well while shifting out under pressure.
7 3 SMART BABY (A160) H Bowman B1 Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, dropping to rear. Clear last turning for home, took inside run in straight, making good ground final 200m.
8 6 SUPER CLAN (V185) F Prat B/TT Ridden to hold one-out position behind midfield. Swung wide entering straight and ran on fairly.
9 8 GARLIC YEAH (V039) K Tosaki B Jumped awkwardly, losing ground, shifted in to rail, dropping to last. Made up some ground approaching home turn, boxed on fairly in straight.
10 11 SIGHT SEEING (S291) K C Leung -- Quickly in front, setting soft pace. Put under pressure passing 400m, battled on gamely to 150m when flattened.
11 10 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) C Demuro B/TT Pushed forward to race one-out, 1L from leader. Moved up to share lead at turn-in, kept on gamely to 150m before tiring.
12 5 MUTUAL JOY (T282) L Henrique B/H Had the run of the race one-out, one-back. Stayed in contention to 200m before giving ground abruptly. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea.
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