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Race 2 (514)

CANAL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 COLOURFUL PRINCE (E418) L Ferraris SR/TT Driven forward and led uncontested, skipped away inside 300M, soon opened up a big margin on the rest, eased towards the finish
2 6 SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) E C W Wong -- Showed customary early speed to be tracking leader (eventual winner), no match for that rival passing 250M but fought hard to hold 2nd spot.
3 1 SKY SONG (J159) B Avdulla B1/TT1 Away only fairly, recovered to race behind midfield, on straightening ran home evenly along the fence to claim a distant 3rd.
4 5 OVERSUBSCRIBED (C361) A Badel XB Jumped on terms, raced along the fence in a midfield position, kept trying final 300M but never going the pace to challenge the runaway winner.
5 9 LEAN MASTER (H134) H Bentley B/TT From wide draw pressed forward to be tracking the pace, close enough turning in but got home only fairly.
6 12 KING INVINCIBLE (H199) K C Leung B/TT Soon towards the rear, quietly ridden, 7Ls to make up 400M, made up some ground final 300M, not beaten far by the minor placegetters.
7 8 G ONE EXCELLENT (E359) C L Chau TT Jumped only fairly, soon outpaced and detached, had the job ahead top of the straight but only ran past beaten horses.
8 11 CIRCUIT SEVEN (D474) M F Poon B/H/TT Bumped heavily on jumping, in midfield 5Ls off the pace, gave limited response final 300M. Never threatened.
9 2 SPICY SPANGLE (J087) Z Purton -- Chased leaders, unbalanced 600M and lost ground, couldn't keep up 250M, dropped away.
10 10 PHILOS (H371) Y L Chung H/TT Settled down 2-wide in midfield, couldn't go on from top of straight, weakened.
11 7 SUPER FAST DRAGON (G456) A Hamelin B/XB/TT From draw 10 caught wide early stages, towards the rear and didn't travel after taken wider by rival 550M, finished off the race in a disappointing manner. (Roarer.)
12 3 UNIVERSAL BLAZE (J160) K Teetan P1 Maintained a position behind midfield, hung out across the heels of rival 550M and was severely checked, fell back to last and out of contention. (Racing manners unacceptable.)
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