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Race 5 (105)

NGAU CHI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GENUINE LEADER (N046) R Fourie B Fast start, settled handy 3rd 1 off no cover, advanced to 2nd 600m, quickened to lead 250m, dominant at wire.
2 9 TEAM WORK (CH276) Z Purton B-/V1 Fast start, settled fore of midfield 1 off with cover, off heels 800m, advanced on turn, quickened to 2nd 200m, kept on soundly thereafter.
3 7 HINYUEN PALADIN (L199) K C Ng -- Fast break, rousted to early lead, headed 900m, settled 2nd until shuffled 3rd & niggled 600m, battled on gamely to wire.
4 2 MAKE IT (L139) K C Leung CP Broke well, camped 7th on rail, keen into 1st turn, switched 1 off 600m, 4L back widest into stretch, progress & driven 250m, run tapered late.
5 8 MARCO POLO (N366) T Angland -- Broke with others, driven to 4th on rail, shuffled back 600m, driven on turn, one paced in run home.
6 6 HOLYANGELHOLY (N274) D Whyte B Decent break, keen early fore of midfield, raced 3 deep no cover, driven into stretch, one-paced in run home.
7 4 JADE CHRISTY (M412) W M Lai H/TT Awkward start, raced last pair, niggled 600m, hard-ridden for modest stretch gains.
8 11 NATURAL FLAME (CK016) C Y Ho B Fair break, whipped around field to lead 900m, 2L clear 600m, driven off final turn, unable to quicken, faded out.
9 3 WIN ESPRIT (M404) Y T Cheng B1 Broke with others, bustled 1000m 1 off behind midfield, ridden 600m, shifted in on home turn, outpaced & struggled in run home.
10 12 HAPPY FRIENDS (N160) T Clark TT1 Reared & lost ground start, raced at tail, bustled to close final turn, kept on at one-pace past beaten rivals.
11 10 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) M Chadwick B/TT Trapped wide at start & raced keen early, slotted 1 off near rear, driven wide final turn, never a factor.
12 5 WALK ON GRASS (N349) W C Marwing -- Fair break, soon niggled near rear on rail, unbalanced & hit rail final turn, found nothing in stretch.
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