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Race 8 (477)

BOWRINGTON HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 WIND N GRASS (D197) Z Purton TT Travelled strongly in a position ahead of midfield, driven nearing 300M, found plenty up the straight to lead 150M, continued on well late stages for overdue win.
2 11 JAZZ STEED (C406) K Teetan B/TT Reserved in midfield 3-4Ls away, kept coming over final 300M and found enough to take 2nd near line.
3 10 EXCELLENT CHARIOT (D156) M Chadwick TT Sat behind leaders, picked up well on straightening, not winner's pace mid-straight, held 2nd until concluding stages.
4 5 SUNSHINE SUPREME (D483) A Badel -- In midfield early stages, caught wide no cover from 900M, strode closer to be tracking leaders home turn, tried hard in the straight but came up short.
5 3 JOYFUL UNION (C232) R Maia CP- Shifted across behind runners early stages, settled down behind midfield, made some ground late without threatening.
6 1 INNER FLAME (D055) C L Chau B/XB Went forward, shared lead on inside, opened up a 2L lead top of straight, headed near 150M, weakened rapidly.
7 9 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) C Y Ho B Held up behind midfield along the 3-path, kept on fairly over final 300M, no threat to leaders.
8 7 MOST WELCOME (E254) V Borges CP1 Took early lead before eased back to sit behind leaders, no extra passing 250M.
9 8 SWIFT SPIRIT (D201) H N Wong B/XB1/TT Ended up near the rear, 7Ls off the pace 400M, gave limited response on straightening.
10 6 TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) M F Poon CP From wide draw unable to slot in for cover, raced keenly after 1100M and ended up outside the lead, weakened from 250M.
11 2 ROYAL AGILITY (D349) T Piccone H/TT Began fairly, settled towards the rear 6-7Ls behind, failed to respond under pressure home turn, already beaten top of straight.
12 12 SUNNY LAD (D265) M L Yeung B/H/TT Shifted across behind runners early stages, ended up in last detached, driven along 500M but couldn't make up any ground.
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