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Race 1 (134)

WAH FU HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 PALIO KING (CG073) G Mosse B-/TT- Good start, drifted back to midfield 3Ls back racing 2-deep, checked near 600 M but quickly regathered, picked up well on straightening, swept into the lead 100 M out, kept on strongly to win.
2 3 FASTER FASTER (CG010) F Coetzee -- Taken back on jumping, raced in a rearward position on the fence about 4Ls off pace, had a quiet run to bend, responded well under pressure but did not have the clearest of run in straight. (Finished 3rd, placed 2nd.)
3 8 ABLE STANDARD (CG043) C K Tong TT Average start, rolled forward to take up running on the rail near 1100 M, soon pressed by runners on the outside, lost 2Ls when checked at 600 M, fought on gamely in straight and kept giving towards the line. (Finished 4th, placed 3rd.)
4 11 MASTER YING (CB249) W M Lai B No Comments on Running information for this horse.
5 5 FULL BLESSINGS (CH238) E Saint-Martin TT Jumped well, raced prominently behind leading group, forced wide rounding home bend, made good headway inside 300 M, not far away in finish.
6 12 NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) Y T Cheng V Laced early speed, had to be ridden to maintain position in midfield 4Ls to leader, forced very wide on home turn, made even progress towards the line without threatening.
7 9 MR FLOODLIGHT (CG257) Z Purton B Taken back on jumping, taken across to the rail racing 6Ls back in last, steadied passing 600 M, made progress down the inside but didn't have clear passage entering 75 M. Not fully tested.
8 6 COP HILL LAD (CD292) B Doyle CP Fair to begin, took a better than midfield position on the rail not far off the pace, lost position when steadied near 600 M, boxed-in passing 150 M and unable to improve from there. Not fully tested.
9 1 GANBARIA (CE052) D Whyte B/TT Rolled forward in search for lead, briefly took up running near the Rock, disputed lead on home bend, unable to sustain effort in straight and dropped out rapidly entering 100 M. (Intermittent displacement of the soft palate.)
10 2 WINNING AHEAD (CJ018) K T Yeung B/TT Began well, drifted back to race 3-wide behind leading group, forced wide on home bend, couldn't dash with them in straight and ran home one-paced.
11 7 PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) C W Wong TT A little slow to begin, assumed a rearward position trailing 4Ls to leaders, badly checked and lost 3Ls at 600 M, made limited progress from the back before running into traffic last 75 M. Never threatened.
12 4 MONTY (CH164) M Du Plessis B Reasonable jump, held a midfield spot on the rail 3Ls back, severely checked and lost position near 600 M, taken to outside on straightening but unable to produce a finish.
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