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Race 6 (678)

KAU SAI CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) L Hewitson B/TT Bumped start, wide early and shifted to rail near 700M, midfield all way, produced nice dash home to win again by 1/2L.
2 5 MAGIC PHOENIX (E440) B Shinn TT Niggled early, allowed forward gradually and into lead, took rail near 700M, continued on nicely to fin-ish 2nd, 1/2L behind.
3 1 DROPS OF GOD (E260) Z Purton -- Jumped best, slotted into midfield, 2 wide, took run on inner rail in straight, ran on well to the line to take 3rd.
4 9 FLAMING PASSION (E084) M Chadwick TT Raced in the box-seat, 1-1/4L at exit, kept going to the line, only the others were better.
5 10 MERCURIAL (D283) M F Poon H/TT Settled in one-out one-back position, about 2-1/2L off at 600M, took time to gather early but found extra to finish off well inside final 100M.
6 8 KILLER INSTINCT (G020) C Wong TT Taken back, at tail, wide but with cover, made ground steadily and closed off well late despite lay in at 50M.
7 12 RACING FIGHTER (B285) V Borges B/TT Travelled in worse than midfield, along the rail, con-tinued on the line.
8 4 CLASSIC POSH (C327) L Currie -- Began only fairly, raced towards the rear, on rail, improved steadily in the straight.
9 2 FAMILY FOLKS (D505) A Hamelin B Taken back, at rear 2 wide, held rounding Home Turn, made some improvement in the straight.
10 6 SCOTCH TYCOON (G088) K Teetan H Bumped start, took cover in just behind midfield, but wide, failed to close off in the straight. (See Incident Report)
11 7 ENCOUNTERED (G236) A Badel -- Awkward away, in worse than midfield, 2 wide, made no impression in the straight.
12 3 JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) H Bentley -- Forward, sat outside lead, run ended passing 200M.
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