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Race 2 (704)

MIN FAT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GALLANT HERO (E480) Z Purton -- Raced outside the leader early before shifting down to the rail & racing in leaders back from the 1350m. Moved up to share the lead early in straight & had just enough up his sleeve to hold off fast finisher to win narrowly.
2 6 SUPER HONG KONG (D241) K Teetan B/TT Raced third last away from rail early. Moved wider & improved to midfield form the 750, shifted wider again at 450m, was very wide on straightening before flying home down the outside rail to miss by a narrow margin on line.
3 11 BORN THE SAME DAY (E458) B Avdulla H/XB Jumped awkwardly before racing on the leaders back early. Shuffled a pair further back near the 1300m. Was third on straightening & pretty much held that place & margin all the way to the line to be beaten just under 2L.
4 7 HAPPY ANGEL (G133) L Hewitson B Pushed forward to lead. Headed & passed by the winner early in the straight before giving a few lengths to be beaten 3.5L into fourth.
5 12 HELENE ALLIBOR (E348) M F Poon V/TT Raced wide without cover before shifting across to be two wide from the 1300m. Came under hard ridding passing the 600m, boxed on only one paced in the straight to be well held in midfield.
6 2 WONDER YEARS (G001) H Bentley B/XB/TT Missed the start by 5L & was hard ridden to tack onto body of the field. Commenced a mid-race move after the 1000m, was four wide without cover under riding from the 800m, began weakening before straightening & was beaten 5L.
7 4 REACH GOAL (G067) H Bowman TT Raced in midfield along the rail. Was held up for clear running along the inside approaching the final corner, got clear running on straightening but gave a few lengths in the straight to be beaten 6L (blood in trachea).
8 8 AI ONE (E139) L Ferraris H/TT Raced 1,1 in early & middle stages. Moved three wide without cover near the 850m to avoid being covered up, improved to third near the 700m, began losing ground before cornering before weakening further in the straight.
9 10 REGENCY MASTER (D225) M Dee B/TT Steadied from the widest gate & taken back towards the tail. Was relegated to last near the 1000m mark & never got involved thereafter, passing on three very tiring rivals when beaten a big margin.
10 5 BULB DRAGON (G442) A Badel B-/CP1/TT Crowded & checked when racing along the rail about 200m after start before settling worse than midfield along the rail. Was relegated to second last near 850m mark & failed to improve thereafter, weakening poorly in straight.
11 1 LEGION OF MERIT (D419) M Chadwick B/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail after the start. Improved between runners to be closer to the lead passing the 700m, began weakening just before straightening before giving significant ground in the straight.
12 9 DEAR SIBLING (G336) K C Leung B Steadied & raced worse than midfield away from the rail after start. Was relegated to third last near the 800m, was hard ridden passing the 500m, 5L behind at 400m but weakened very badly in the straight to be long last.
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