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Race 8 (185)

NAKAYAMA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) J Moreira TT In touch, steadied 550M when pace slackened, pushed along 450M, quickened up strongly to lead inside 200M, drew clear winning comfortably.
2 12 MOMENTUM GALAXY (C275) K C Leung B Steadied to obtain cover after the start, held up towards the rear, tried hard to chase winner over final 300M, always held.
3 6 ELON (E272) V Borges E/P Settled down midfield, brought wide 400M, stayed on well without troubling winner, just missed 2nd.
4 2 HONG KONG BET (C082) K Teetan B/TT Positively ridden, chased leaders into straight, challenged for the lead passing 300M, briefly went 2nd mid-straight, lost 2 places late.
5 9 JAZZ ANGEL (G049) C Y Ho -- Began very awkwardly and lost ground, settled near last 8Ls off the pace, plenty to do turning in, stayed on well without troubling leaders.
6 11 COLONEL (D090) H N Wong V Chased the pace early, moved up alongside leader when pace slackened 600M, vied for lead until 200M, soon outpaced by pursuing rivals.
7 1 CLASSIC POSH (C327) Z Purton -- Started slowly, held up behind midfield, checked 600M when pace slackened, soon ridden along, ran on fairly over final 300M.
8 4 WINE AND WINE (E101) C Wong B/TT Soon led, restrained 600M and joined by rival in the lead, fought hard to 150M, no extra and weakened. (Jockey suspended for steadying his horse 600M causing interference to rivals.)
9 7 READY TO WIN (E422) M F Poon B-/XB/TT Settled in midfield after jumping from draw 1, checked 550M and lost ground, failed to quicken turning home, never involved.
10 3 SIMPLY FLUKE (C352) C L Chau B/XB From wide draw taken back to race in detached last, made no real progress over final 400M. Never in the picture.
11 10 MAKE IT QUICK (G096) R Maia B1 Jumped well enough, hampered near 1000M and shuffled back to midfield, 3-wide no cover nearing 500M, already beaten turning home.
12 8 SUPER DOBBIN (D352) L Ferraris B Chased leaders, checked away from leader 550M when pace slackened, failed to respond from 300M, weakened to last. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.)
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