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Race 3 (199)

JIANGXI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 CLOVIS (CH044) Y T Cheng XB/H 2-wide and better than midfield. 2Ls off the pace turning for home. Quickened and took the lead 100 M out. Kept on well and held off challenger closing stages.
2 4 WAIT FOR ME (CE332) D Whyte TT 2-wide behind midfield. Angled out and swung wide turning for home. Rallied and chased to within 1/2L of the eventual winner 100 M out but unable to draw any closer thereafter.
3 5 BEST FRIEND (CH240) B Prebble B1 Settled 2-wide in a rearward spot. Swung wide and near last on straightening. Closed the race off with a strong rally to pick up a minor placing.
4 2 KING OF FISH (CB105) G Mosse B Settled in a prominent spot behind the leader until home straight. Kept on fairly but unable to turn up a notch.
5 6 CLASSIC KING (CD256) O Doleuze B/TT Raced 3-wide at midfield. Kept on fairly in the straight and made up some ground.
6 3 SUPER FANTASY (CD162) F Coetzee TT Raced along the rails behind midfield. Gradually picked up after straightening but caught in traffic for some distance after 200 M. Closed off fairly thereafter.
7 1 DURABLE (CE190) C K Tong -- Tracked leader in a 2-wide spot. Remained a length off the lead 200 M out but faded thereafter.
8 9 TABBRIS (CB088) P H Lo B/TT Led most of the way. Tired and faded 100 M out.
9 10 SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) G Boss -- Eased back from a wide draw and trailed field until straightening. Made up ground by running past beaten runners in the straight.
10 8 PRIDEOFTHEORIENT (CH171) M Nunes CP Botched the start and was ridden along. Found a spot at midfield but over-raced in the early stages. 2 back on the fence making home turn but never quickened in the straight.
11 7 SUNNY DESERT (CB346) H W Lai B/SR Taken back from widest draw and raced in rear section. Remained towards the tail on straightening and never really picked up in the straight.
12 12 SIMPLY JOY (CH052) S Dye -- Never more than 3Ls off the lead but was wide and without cover. Had trouble keeping up at the home turn and weakened thereafter.
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