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Race 5 (568)

HEREFORD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SHIBALA (CK230) K C Ng TT Bumped & unbalanced start, speed to sit close 2nd 2 deep no cover, quickened to lead 250m, drew clear in run to wire.
2 10 URBAN DANCER (M179) M L Yeung B/TT Sharp break, driven to lead, dictated tempo until challenged off home turn, headed 250m, battled to hold 2nd.
3 12 SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) H W Lai CP Fair break, raced midfield 2 deep with cover, 3L 6th turning for home, strong closer, just missed 2nd.
4 4 WINSOME (M261) B Prebble TT Tardy break, parked midfield on rail, driven 350m, stayed on soundly without threatening.
5 6 TEAM WORK (CH276) O Doleuze B Driven from gate, sat handy 5th 2 deep with cover, driven to 3rd 300m, run tapered.
6 9 SUPREME HONG KONG (M219) M Chadwick BO1 Slow start, covered up 2 deep near rear, lacked pace turning in, stayed on soundly for late progress.
7 7 BESPOKE MASTER (CL227) Z Purton -- Fast break, settled behind leader on rail, unable to quicken turning in, kept on at same pace.
8 3 BRILLIANT ONE (CG212) W M Lai -- Missed kick, taken to rail at rear, 6L last into home stretch, boxed on gamely for moderate progress.
9 1 JADE CHRISTY (M412) A Suborics SR Shifted & bumped start, taken back to sit last trio on rail, asked for effort 400m, plugged on at same pace.
10 11 FULL VALUE (M413) K C Leung SR Slow start from wide gate, trapped 4 deep no cover, unbalanced 900m, rolled on to 3rd in back stretch, weakened out from 350m.
11 8 JOLLY GOOD CHAMP (M006) M Du Plessis XB Taken back soon after break, raced near rear 3 deep with cover, bustled 600m, struggled in run home,
12 5 LIVERPOOL LAD (N071) T H So -- Good break, slotted behind midfield 3 deep with cover, close to heels 800m, driven 600m, soon weakened out in run to wire.
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