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Race 8 (092)

HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) K C Leung TT Driven forward, wide no cover for most of the trip, opened up 2L lead early straight, continued on well final 200M holding off rivals comfortably.
2 2 GUNNISON (A377) H N Wong -- Began well, drifted back to race in midfield, ran on steadily from top of straight but was readily held by winner over final 150M.
3 8 MULTIMILLION (C022) M Chadwick B/TT Prominent chasing leader, fought on well final 300M for 3rd but not able to challenge winner.
4 3 HIGHLAND FORTUNE (C292) Z Purton -- Away with them, settled just ahead of midfield, swung wide home, stayed on steadily to only just miss a minor placing.
5 4 LARSON (D199) C Schofield CP Led early stages, tracked leader from the turn, kept on to hold 2nd until 100M, lost several places close home.
6 1 HONG KONG WIN (C333) A Hamelin B Restrained on jumping from draw 9, settled towards the rear, awkwardly placed behind a rival home turn, closed off well over final 300M.
7 7 GOLDEN DASH (B190) M F Poon B/TT Unable to slot in from draw 12, caught very wide throughout the race, made minor progress down the outside on straightening.
8 6 GENTLE BREEZE (B343) K H Chan B Began fairly, caught 4-wide towards the rear, made the home turn awkwardly, gave limited response turning in, not reached leaders.
9 10 ALLIED AGILITY (C314) A Badel H/TT Jumped on terms on draw 1, chased leaders, kept on same pace in straight, no extra final stages. (Blood in trachea.)
10 12 SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) V Borges B/H Shifted across behind runners, raced in last 7-8Ls off the pace, responded only fairly on straightening, never a threat.
11 5 BEAUTY AMIGO (C124) M L Yeung B Jumped fairly, raced near the rear along the fence, didn't respond when driven 400M, never reached contention.
12 11 MR LUMIERES (B179) H T Mo -- Chased leaders early stages, shuffled back to midfield nearing home turn, couldn't go on 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