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Race 2 (326)

KINGSTON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) C Y Ho -- Raced slightly wide leaving the straight first time before improving to race outside the leader from the 1100m. Shared the lead on straightening, bumped at the 300m before pulling away in the final furlong to win easily.
2 1 LOVERO (H451) Y L Chung TT Shared lead early before racing on the leaders back from the 1100m.Stayed near to the inside on straightening when 2L from lead, closed to second place near the furlong marker, was beaten 2L by winner, 2L clear of third.
3 5 FEARLESS FIRE (B085) K Teetan B-/XB/BO1 Improved after start to share the lead passing the winning-post first time before crossing to the rail when leading near 1100m. Joined in the lead on straightening, bumped with winner at 300m, battled to hold well beaten 3rd.
4 7 CLUB SODA (H312) A Atzeni B-/P1 Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was just under 3L from the lead entering final section, couldn't go with the first three in the straight, weakening a few lengths but managing to hold fourth place on line.
5 10 STORMTROUPER (E100) L Hewitson E/XB Jumped only fairly before racing third last away from the rail for the majority. Was just over 5L from the lead entering last section, came wider on straightening before holding deficit in the run to the line.
6 3 OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) H Bowman B Drifted back after the start & raced rearward throughout. Was relegated to last near the 500m, continued last & over 6L from the lead entering last section before passing a few rivals when making up a length to midfield late.
7 4 RUNNING AHEAD (G313) C L Chau TT2 Jumped awkwardly & lost ground before improving along the rail after the start to race in midfield in middle stages. Entered last section just under 4L from the lead, stayed near the inside but weakened a further few lengths.
8 6 TO INFINITY (G277) K C Leung B/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Was just over 4L from the lead entering final section, came wider on straightening but did very little in the straight, weakening to be beaten 6.5L on line.
9 9 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) M F Poon CP/XB Was shifted behind runners after the start & raced at the tail. Shifted wider at the 500m, was the widest runner on straightening when about 6L from lead before failing to make any headway into margin.
10 8 E TALENT (H310) K De Melo B- Jumped only fairly before racing just worse than midfield along the rail throughout . Came under pressure before straightening and then weakened very poorly in the straight to finish a long last.
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