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Race 5 (255)

THE HAPPY VALLEY TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:115-90   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 EL ZONDA (CK132) M Chadwick TT Fast to stride, dropped behind midfield on rail, progress on inner final turn, shaken up 300m, quickened to narrow lead 125m, held on.
2 6 CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) B Prebble TT Broke with others, sat 4th on rail, in pocket into home turn, switched wide into stretch, advanced to 2nd 100m, rallied late, just failed.
3 9 TALLEY CLOSE (M280) U Rispoli BO-/TT Broke in line, snagged back from wide gate, sat 1 off, ridden 300m, closed out strongly to press front pair at wire.
4 8 LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) T Clark -- Good break, raced 3rd 1 off no cover, smooth advance to lead 250m, headed 125m as run tapered.
5 3 RICH UNICORN (CL410) A Suborics B-/TT- Broke with others, raced last pair on rail, shaken up 300m, stayed on evenly for modest gains.
6 7 GO BABY GO (N033) K C Ng B/H Speed to lead early on rail, to 2nd 900m, driven final turn, unable to raise game, plugged on one pace.
7 2 FLYING COLOURS (CJ111) T Angland B/XB Good break, dropped near rear, bustled along 1 off with cover, driven wide home turn, plugged on tamely.
8 1 ARRIVED AHEAD (M068) T H So -- Fast break, trapped handy 3 wide initially, rolled to lead 900m, drew 3L clear 600m, emptied 250m, faded out.
9 4 FINAL ANSWER (CL178) N Callan XB/TT Smart start, raced 1off with cover 5th, driven wide into stretch, weakened in run home.
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