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Race 5 (479)

NEW LANTAO BUS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 RED HARE KING (H188) M Chadwick TT Clean jump, raced 3 wide with no cover, 3-1/2L back, a bit closer on turn, closed off well to score by a neck.
2 2 WINNING DRAGON (E461) B Avdulla B/H/TT Taken back to race towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck.
3 1 GALLANT WAKING (G165) H Bowman -- Made contact at start, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer after passing 650M, 3 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, closed off well to take a place.
4 8 ALL BEAUTY (E355) K C Leung -- Out in line, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few in the closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 6 LUCKY EIGHT (G204) H Bentley -- Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening.
6 5 STAR CONTACT (E472) C L Chau CP/TT Began only fairly and made contact, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, no clear run approaching 200M, cleared 100M, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 4 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) Z Purton -- Made contact at start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and made minor progress.
8 9 CHARITY BINGO (H254) A Badel -- Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M.
9 3 ROCKET SPADE (G170) L Ferraris XB/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 2-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (Blood in trachea.)
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