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Race 1 (577)

JORDAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 RAICHU (V414) Z Purton TT Jumped fairly, settled better than midfield on the rail, came within 2L of the pace rounding home bend, sustained effort in straight to assert authority inside the final 200 metres.
2 12 SNOWHOOVES (S409) K Teetan SR-/XB-/B2/TT1 Soon taken back across for rails run, improving towards midfield when steadied passing the Rock, saved ground turning in, ran on under pressure to hold every chance but unable to peg back the winner the length of the straight.
3 6 TELECOM TITAN (A018) C Y Ho B/H Travelled in midfield on the rail, soon came to challenge after straightening, ran on to be nearest at finish.
4 11 FAIR COMMENT (A014) J Moreira B Settled at the back from a wide gate, trailed the field to the 400 metres, saved ground turning for home, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
5 7 RICHCITY FORTUNE (V088) M F Poon H/XB/TT Broke well from the two draw settling just off the pace, hit the front on top of home bend, unable to sustain effort and headed under pressure over 100 metres out.
6 4 SPARKLING TALENT (T346) N Rawiller B/TT Settled in midfield, shuffled further back when pace slackened coming off the Rock, inconvenienced for a run early in straight but produced good late impression closing stages.
7 5 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (A144) K C Leung H/TT Raced wide towards the rear, commenced move rounding home bend, widest runner turning in, finished off the race well down the centre of the track.
8 10 EXPONENTS (A031) A Sanna V Settled in last few from the widest draw remaining wide throughout, came under pressure turning in, ran on past beaten horses near the centre of the track.
9 3 HOT HOT PEPPER (V026) H N Wong B2/TT Hard ridden before settling for 3rd some 3 to 4L back down far side, weakened shortly after straightening.
10 8 JOYFUL FOREVER (A151) U Rispoli V1 Soon dropped to last few despite niggled along, steadied and lost position passing the Rock dropping to last into straight, one-paced under pressure.
11 9 RUGBY DIAMOND (S432) T Berry B Ridden to lead, steadied pace near the Rock, headed into home straight, soon weakened under pressure.
12 2 FIRST BEAUT (B022) M L Yeung CP/TT Began well from a wide draw settling mainly in forward of midfield, soon weakened after straightening.
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