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Race 2 (085)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HANDSOME REBEL (B469) C Wong B/TT Pushed forward to sit outside leader, quickened up strongly nearing 200M, ran away to score.
2 3 HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) H N Wong P-/PC1 Driven forward from draw 11, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, fought on steadily in the straight, no match for winner, held on for 2nd at the line.
3 12 RAGING BLAZE (E258) A Badel TT Reserved behind midfield, held up from early straight to near 200M, closed off well to claim 3rd near line, just missed 2nd spot.
4 5 DIAMOND SOARS (G201) S De Sousa H/TT Up with early pace before emerging as leader passing 800M, headed by the fast finishing winner 200M out, faded closing stages, lost 3rd near line.
5 1 GOODMANSHIP (E208) L Hewitson B/TT Bustled along after the start, settled ahead of midfield, stayed on moderately under top weight, not beaten far by place-getters but no threat to runaway winner.
6 7 DAY DAY RICH (D231) Z Purton B/TT Began well from draw 1, tracked leaders, unable to quicken passing 400M, kept on same pace to the line. (Blood in trachea.)
7 8 PRINCE OF BON BON (D383) K C Leung -- Settled behind midfield, swung wide for home, stayed on without threatening leaders, inconvenienced 100M.
8 2 CARRY THE DIAMOND (D122) L Ferraris PC Crowded for room at the start, taken across to a rearward spot rather than pursue a forward position, swung wide for home, ran on fairly and was never dangerous.
9 11 SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) C Y Ho CP Slow to begin, recovered to race in midfield, battled on same pace throughout the straight, never dangerous.
10 4 SUPER KINGDOM (E334) R Maia B Drifted back to a rearward position, failed to run on when placed under pressure from 400M.
11 6 THIS IS GUTS (E031) C L Chau H/TT Dropped back to race at the rear, gave limited response after turning for home, never going the pace to challenge.
12 10 ALLOY KING (D287) A Hamelin CP In a 3-wide spot chasing leaders, lay out after 500M, fought on same pace until no extra 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