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Race 3 (476)

CANAL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 YOUNG VICTORY (D399) M Chadwick TT Jumped from a wide draw, sat behind midfield on the rail, stayed on well, began to improve inside 300M and closed off strongly.
2 6 HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) C Y Ho B/H/TT Settled midfield, angled out at 100M, finished off well to take 2nd, but not quite able to challenge (See Incident Report).
3 3 EIGHTEEN PALMS (H033) H Bowman CP Ridden hard to track the lead 2 wide, kept on okay, made some progress at 150M (See Incident Report).
4 2 FEARLESS FIRE (B085) L Currie B/XB Settled handy on the rail, took time to response inside 250M, had every chance.
5 5 BIG TWO (E310) L Hewitson H/SR/XB Showed good early speed to lead, weakened in the early part of the Straight.
6 11 THETA HEDGE (E307) H Bentley H/TT Ridden along to chase the lead 2 wide, kept on pace, only limited response.
7 9 PRESIDENT'S CHOICE (D038) L Ferraris -- Sat behind midfield, switched out to 3 wide to improve rounding the Home Turn, made minor progress in the Straight.
8 10 PERFECT ROCK (G175) M L Yeung B- Settled rear until 1100M, kept on fairly, just one pace.
9 4 PROUD DRAGON (E352) K Teetan V Sat worse than midfield 2 wide, crowded and steadied at the early Straight, not able to be fully tested (Lame left hind).
10 7 WIND N GRASS (D197) C L Chau B/XB/TT Settled midfield 2 wide, travelled well until 400M, weakened thereafter.
11 12 PASSING FASHION (E122) R Maia XB/TT Sat rear, never in contention
12 1 SAMARKAND (H070) A Badel H/XB/TT Settled in front of midfield 3 wide no cover, improved track the leader, faded out at 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