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Race 1 (084)

POTTINGER HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 STAR OF WUYI (D503) L Hewitson B/TT2 Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 2 lengths or so back on turn, finished off strongly to score, won by a nose.
2 10 SHENRON (E284) R Maia H/P/XB Shifted out on jumping and made contact, raced prominently, 2 wide, slightly taken back near 600M, a length back on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a nose.
3 2 JAZZ STEED (C406) K H Chan B2/TT Taken back from gate 10, raced 2 wide at rear, commenced move after passing 400M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take a place, nearest on line.
4 3 NEXTMODEL (D015) Z Purton TT Clean jump, raced prominently on the inside, there to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few final 50M.
5 6 SHANGHAI POWER (D097) M Chadwick B Made contact at start, raced 3 wide better than midfield, no cover on turn, closed off well but not quite able to challenge.
6 11 DASHING GENIUS (G064) L Ferraris TT Began fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
7 1 STRIVE FOR GLORY (D186) C Y Ho P/TT Away with them, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, unable to obtain clear run in straight.
8 8 STEEL WIN (E111) K C Leung V/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, wider turning in, made some progress early in straight, crowded 50M, ran on evenly thereafter.
9 12 LITTLE PLAYER (E066) M F Poon XB1/B2/TT1 Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear running in straight.
10 5 GLORIFIED FIRE (D418) C L Chau -- Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a neck in the middle stages, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened gradually close home. (Roarer.)
11 4 SMART FOLKS (D343) S De Sousa B Began well from the widest draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, showed some response in straight.
12 7 ACA POWER (E144) L Currie H1 Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, showed some response in straight.
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