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Race 8 (422)

BRIAR HANDICAP   Rating:110-85   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 FINAL ANSWER (CL178) D Beadman XB/H/TT Quickly into stride, travelled strongly behind leader, loomed 200M out and came with a strong run to take the lead near 50M, kept on for an impressive win over some noted course specialists.
2 9 TURBO KING (CL320) M L Yeung -- Never far off 2Ls behind leader but was 3-wide throughout, ran on under urge and made a late surge final 100M to go 2nd.Just before the line.
3 8 ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) Z Purton -- Overcame a wide draw and soon crossed to the lead, dictated the race with a very steady tempo, quickened again 350M out and kept on gamely, headed nearing 50M.
4 5 HIGH POINT (CH215) C Y Ho CP Chased leader, lacked extra pace to challenge inside 300M but kept on steadily to the line.
5 11 FORTUNE RED PEPPER (CK199) C K Tong -- Not hurried in early stages, taken across to the fence and raced towards the rear 4-5Ls off the pace, met minor interference near 200M, stayed on well.
6 12 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) K C Leung XB/H Restrained behind midfield but proved difficult to settle in the middle stages, closed off the race well but was awkwardly placed behind horses near 150M, ran on again when clear.
7 10 EL ZONDA (CK132) M Chadwick TT Outpaced early stages, urged along to take a midfield position along the 3-path, kept on evenly inside 300M, not beaten far.
8 6 PERFECT STYLE (CJ329) B Prebble P- Broke well then restrained to race in midfield about 3Ls off the pace, pushed along inside 500M but could keep on at the same pace only.
9 3 VITAL FLYER (CK373) O Doleuze TT Along the fence in mid-division, made a short-lived effort on straightening, flattened 200M then weakened over the final stages.
10 2 OUR LUCKY BABY (CH187) D Whyte B/TT Lost ground at the start then hampered near 1000M, ended up near last 6Ls behind leader, made limited progress final 300M. Never threatened.
11 4 NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) H W Lai P/H1 Behind midfield, caught wide throughout and covered more ground than others, didn’t pick up when asked.
12 1 ENTHUSED (CH303) T H So TT Checked near1000M and shuffled back to last, over 7Ls down turning in and gave no response, eased final 200M.
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