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Race 1 (185)

STIRLING HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GOOD SMILE (CK360) G Mosse V Began fairly, ridden to keep in touch on rails holding 2nd spot, fought on doggedly in straight, gained upper hand inside final 100 M.
2 9 RACING LEGEND (CK390) B Prebble B/TT Settled in rear of midfield, saved a lot of ground on rails turning in, inconvenienced for a run until 100 M out, ran on to be nearest at finish.
3 1 GRACYTOM (L408) C Y Ho B/H Began from a high draw, soon settled well back, wide into straight, rattled home down centre of the track to do best work late.
4 10 FAIRY DRAGON (L018) Y T Cheng B2/TT Ridden along from the widest gate down far side, soon took up running but remained one off the rails, headed under pressure 100 M out and lost placing late.
5 4 VICTORY GENERAL (L396) M Du Plessis H/SR/XB Prominent early, lost ground and dropped to forward of midfield coming off the Rock, similar but wider turning in, fought on steadily to be nearest at finish.
6 5 BINGO BINGO (L196) N Callan CP-/H/B2/TT Began well, with leaders briefly before shuffled back and lost 2Ls to just better than midfield 900 M out, held 5th under pressure into straight, kept on same pace without quickening.
7 12 TYCOON TAYLOR (CH288) W M Lai B Began with others, settled in midfield on rails, carried backward towards the rear coming out of back straight, gradually recovered to midfield approaching home straight, made modest progress early on, one-paced inside final 150 M.
8 6 YOUNG SUPREME (L074) K C Leung -- Slowly away, crossed for rails run at the back, trailed the field to straight, ran on past well-beaten runners but baulked inside final 100 M and not ridden out.
9 2 JOYFUL JOYFUL (CK284) M L Yeung B/H Never better than midfield, inconvenienced for a run 250 M out, kept on steadily without threatening.
10 11 GOLD JOINT (CK394) M Chadwick V-/B2/TT Began moderately, travelled in last few and never seen with a chance. (Heart irregularity.)
11 8 MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) H W Lai -- Began with others, with leaders early far side, shuffled back to 2L 3rd coming onto home bend, folded up quickly upon straightening. (Blood in trachea.)
12 7 MERRY TOWKAY (M145) K C Ng BO1 Midfield early, gradually picked up to within 2Ls of pace, shuffled back to 3L 4th around the bend, widest runner turning in, soon weakened.
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