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Race 5 (669)

BROOM HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BEAUTY SPARKLE (N310) M Chadwick XB/TT Fast break on rail to race handy, rolled to lead 550m, in command & shaken up 350m, drew clear to win cosily.
2 6 BUNDLE OF JOY (P180) B Prebble -- Speed to roll to lead 800m, raced 1 off & headed 550m, ridden in pursuit 400m, unable to close, kept on soundly.
3 1 MR GINGER (N307) Z Purton B/TT Snagged back at break, bustled behind midfield 1 off until progress on turn, switched out & driven into stretch, stayed on to make frame.
4 7 FORMULA WON (P183) C Y Ho -- Slow start, raced tail 1 off with cover, progress into stretch & switched out 400m under drive, drifted centre track, closed off well.
5 9 PRECISION KING (P134) Y T Cheng B Disputed early lead, eased to 1 back 1 off 800m, driven 400m & closed to 3rd in stretch, one-paced & hung from whip late, edged out of frame.
6 4 DIAMOND ELEGANCE (N102) O Doleuze B/TT Sluggish break, bustled on rail, advanced into contention on turn, switched out 400m, unable to quicken, plugged on.
7 10 CROESUS (M297) T Berry B Taken behind from widest gate, raced 3 deep near rear until 4 deep 500m, shuffled to tail, widest into stretch, ran on for minor inroads.
8 12 HEARTILY TALK (P091) H W Lai CP1 Tardy break, driven across to slot rail 650m, sharp progress to track leader in 3rd, hard-ridden 350m, faded in run.
9 8 HAWTHORNE (CL136) R Fourie -- Broke well to race front rank initially, trapped four wide no cover & drifted back, found nothing for pressure in stretch.
10 11 STARTING OVER (P321) C K Tong -- Sluggish start, raced tail on rail, momentum into stretch, soon faltered & plodded home.
11 3 COUR VALANT (P190) K C Ng -- Bustled to press front rank initially, soon outpaced & dropped back through field, wide turning in, weakened tamely.
12 2 AMEDEO (CK292) K C Leung B/TT Fast break to dispute lead on outside, snagged back to 3 wide with cover near rear, hard-ridden 350m, struggled 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