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Race 7 (179)

TAI TAM HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 WHO ELSE BUT YOU (T341) N Rawiller H Flew out of the gates from widest draw but forced to race 3-wide until settling one-out 1L from leader 1000m. Hard ridden in straight, making up ground gradually to nail leader on line.
2 2 HARBOUR ALERT (T254) S Clipperton CP Broke well, shared early pace before forging ahead 1000m. Set hot pace to straight, still well clear 100m, run down on line.
3 3 WONDERFUL FIGHTER (S422) C Schofield -- Quickly away, racing in midfield one-away from rail. Taken wide in straight and finished strongly to grab minor placing.
4 6 TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) H T Mo B/TT Hard ridden on jumping but failed to muster, settling behind midfield along rail. Stayed well back to straight before finishing strongly along rail to just miss a placing.
5 5 JOLLY CONVERGENCE (V293) M Chadwick TT Away well, taken to rail 3L from leader and settled. Took inside run in straight and finished off nicely but got close to heels final stages and not ridden out.
6 11 GENEROUS HEART (V394) K C Leung H/V/XB Good early speed, taken to box seat and tracked leader to straight. Lay in home turn, brushing rail, boxed on gamely in straight to finish close behind place-getters.
7 1 BREEDERS' STAR (V197) N Callan H Began awkwardly, losing ground, then shifted across behind runners, dropping to rear of main field. Remained well back to straight before running past tiring rivals.
8 9 GRACE HEART (S399) K Teetan -- Unbalanced start, no speed, dropping one-out towards rear. Well back at turn, taken wide entering straight, ran on fairly. (Lame left front leg).
9 8 DOLLAR REWARD (A305) A Badel B/TT Jumped well, pressed forward, steadied off heels 1000m before settling one-out, one-back. Moved up to challenge entering straight but only one-paced.
10 12 SHALLUCK (A295) K C Ng -- No early pace, racing one-out towards rear. Taken wide entering straight but only one-paced.
11 10 HAPPY BAO BEI (S172) C Y Ho B/TT Began OK, ridden to hold midfield position along rail. One-paced in straight despite hard riding.
12 4 HAPPY GUY (A365) M L Yeung H1 Checked on jumping, becoming unbalanced, and last on settling. Became detached from field back stretch and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable performance)
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