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Race 5 (173)

NAKAYAMA HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SAVVY CHIC (G261) S De Sousa TT Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L on turn, kept on very well in straight to hold off the challengers.
2 11 COLONEL (D090) J McNeil -- Began well from gate 9, sent forward to race in 2nd, 1/2L back on turn, kept on well in straight but always held, finished 2nd.
3 4 HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE (H093) A Badel -- Began awkwardly, positioned 1-3/4L behind the leader on rail, angled out 350M, kept on well in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 2 GOLD GOLD BABY (E220) C Y Ho TT Away well, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made some headway in straight to make frame without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 8 NORDIC COMBINED (G015) L Hewitson B Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, bumped near 600M, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter.
6 10 TO INFINITY (G277) C Wong B1/TT1 Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
7 7 HARDLY SWEARS (C025) H Bentley CP/TT Began well from gate 11, raced in midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
8 12 OUR CREED (D464) M L Yeung V Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail early, moved a bit closer after passing 700M, 5 lengths back on turn, made minor progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 1 H Z TOURBILLON (E149) M Chadwick TT Moderately away from a wide draw, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
10 6 SUPER MAGIC (H001) L Currie -- Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back, bumped near 600M, same margin back on turn, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter.
11 9 SIX BEST FRIENDS (G205) H W Lai B/TT Began awkwardly and bumped, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M. (Blood in trachea.)
12 3 FAMILY STRENGTH (G421) L Ferraris B1/TT1 Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear on the inside, still well back on turn, failed to make any progress 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