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Race 9 (445)

KING KWONG HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 KA YING SPIRIT (E217) K H Chan B/TT Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on very well in straight, easily scored.
2 3 HEROIC MASTER (G394) K Teetan CP/TT Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 350M, very wide into straight, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner.
3 9 ATOMIC ENERGY (H150) Y L Chung TT Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2-1/2L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening.
4 5 HAPPY UNITED (H208) B Avdulla P/TT Fast into stride, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, same position on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually approaching final 50M.
5 2 GREAT STATE (J124) K De Melo TT1 Began only fairly, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, 2 wide from 450M, made minor progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
6 6 CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) H Bentley CP/H/TT Crowded shortly after start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 12 HOSS (H055) B Thompson B/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, made some progress thereafter.
8 10 MA COMET (H391) L Hewitson H/TT Crowded shortly after start, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually final 100M.
9 1 EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) A Badel SR/XB Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 wide at rear, there to turn, made no impression in straight.
10 7 SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) A Atzeni TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, weakened final 100M.
11 11 ROMANTIC NOVELIST (J167) M Chadwick -- Average to begin, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, steadied near 350M, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 8 FORTUNE WHISKEY (J153) A Hamelin CP/H Crowded shortly after the start, raced in midfield on the outside, very wide entering straight and lost place, weakened final furlong.
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