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Race 2 (351)

CHEUNG CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GOOD BOY BOY (CK388) Z Purton -- Raced in second position, 1 off. Hit the front near the 200 M and found something extra to draw a margin over the concluding stages.
2 8 RIDE ON THE FIRE (M137) M Guyon TT1 Travelled 2-wide behind the leaders. Loomed up approaching the 250 M, and maintained a sound gallop all the way to the post.
3 2 DANE PATROL (L078) Y T Cheng B/TT Speared straight to the front along the paint. Held a narrow advantage for most of the trip but was collard near the 200 M. Gave ground late.
4 6 AMAZING SKY (L229) G Cheyne B Jumped awkwardly then was crowded shortly after the start parking behind midfield the fence. Closed off well to finish in the frame.
5 7 ELUSIVE PRINCE (M012) D Whyte -- Not the best to begin, settling close to midfield the fence with cover. Kept to the inside in the home straight and worked home steadily without threatening.
6 10 MEGABUCKS (CJ301) B Doyle V Camped behind midfield 2-wide with cover. Battled away over the final furlong.
7 11 BENEFACTOR (L332) C K Tong H Ridden along early travelling just ahead of midfield, 1 off with cover. Lost some ground after the 600 M and was one paced in the final stretch.
8 1 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) T H So -- Raced with the leading trio 3-wide without cover on the turn passing the 600 M. Not likely and gave ground after the 300 M.
9 5 HAR HAR CHARMS (CE100) W M Lai -- Began awkwardly settling behind midfield 3 deep with cover. Came widest over the final stages but only plugged to the line.
10 12 INFALLIBLE CHOICE (CK341) H W Lai B/XB/H Took time to muster speed before spearing forward under hard riding to settle behind the leading division. Caught 3 to 4-wide on the circle without cover. Faded in the run home.
11 9 TELECOM NEW STAR (M084) B Prebble -- Travelled at the rear some distance off the bulk of the field. Ran out very wide making the turn after the 600 M and was never a factor thereafter. (To trial.)
12 4 GRAND STORE (CH087) M L Yeung -- Was taken back from the outside gate settling well back. Struggled in the home straight. (See racing Incident report.)
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