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Race 9 (659)

D'AGUILAR PEAK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SURREALISM (C285) A Hamelin B Began fairly, positioned 2 wide, 4 lengths back, there to turn, commenced move after passing 450M, very wide into straight, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line.
2 7 BEST ALLIANCE (C284) K H Chan XB Jumped well from the widest draw, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back, angled out after passing 850M, very wide on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd.
3 6 TANGMERE (B432) Z Purton TT Commenced well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 4 lengths back, there to turn, made reasonable headway in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 11 THUNDER STOMP (V279) C Wong B Away well, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead throughout, peaked early in straight, headed 200M, ran on evenly to the line.
5 2 DELIGHTFUL LAOS (D321) K C Leung TT Taken back to race at tail, 7 lengths back, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off well without threatening.
6 12 CHAMP PATROL (D086) T H So -- Clean jump, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, carried wider after passing 800M, 2 lengths back on turn, showed good response early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
7 9 HAPPY WARRIOR (A313) V Borges CP Jumped well, positioned on rail better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, same position on turn, kept on well to 100M, weakened gradually thereafter.
8 8 SMART COUSIN (D249) M L Yeung -- Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, showed limited response thereafter.
9 3 TOP SCORE (V357) M F Poon B/TT Began smartly, sent forward to race prominently early, found rail near 1100M, positioned right behind the leader in the middle stages, 2 wide from 750M, peaked on turn, kept on evenly to 200M, weakened thereafter.
10 1 DUCKETT'S GROVE (D171) C Y Ho P Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths or so back on turn, made no progress in straight.
11 10 SUPER FAST (D196) C Schofield XB Away with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, 2 wide from 950M, 3 lengths back on turn, weakened early in straight.
12 4 COT CAMPBELL (C298) J Moreira B Moderately away from a wide draw, trapped very wide, slightly behind midfield, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M.
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