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Race 1 (066)

HEUNG YIP HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 VIVA A LA (G282) K C Leung P/TT Away with them, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight to hold off the challenger late.
2 3 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) H Bowman CP/XB Commenced well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground to turn, finished off very strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 8 TSUEN WAN GLORY (E403) L Hewitson H/TT Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, angled out 350M, finished off well to take a place without threatening the first two.
4 2 M M NEBULA (G279) M Chadwick CP/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, trapped wide in midfield early, moved a bit closer after passing 1300M, a length or so back in the middle stages, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
5 1 SUNNY BABY (E166) Z Purton B Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made minor progress.
6 11 HANG'S CHOICE (E311) K Teetan B/TT Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, not enough room early in straight, cleared 100M, made some progress thereafter.
7 5 SUPER BUDDY (E205) H T Mo B Bumped start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 9 BEAUTY NOVA (G232) A Badel H/TT Out in line, raced 2 wide at rear early, 3 wide after entering the back straight, very wide turning in, passed some tired runners in straight.
9 10 BRILLIANT EIGHT (G280) M F Poon -- Away well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M.
10 4 MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) Y L Chung TT Moderately away, raced 3 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight.
11 6 DAILY BEAUTY (D070) L Currie B Taken back from gate 11, raced at tail, hard ridden after passing 800M but only showed limited response, positioned 4 wide behind midfield on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M.
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