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Race 8 (634)

DEAUVILLE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 YELLOWFIN (G326) L Hewitson XB Soon led and dictated the race, skipped away early straight, was challenged by a rival late stages but had enough in reserves to hold on.
2 10 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) K C Leung TT Chased leaders on inside, little change at the home turn, tried hard to close the gap on winner but came up short.
3 1 GALAXY WITNESS (G110) H Bowman TT1 Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear 7-8Ls behind leader, driven nearing 400M, came with a good run from well back to get 3rd without reaching first two.
4 6 IVY LEAGUE (H116) K De Melo SR/XB/TT Hampered on jumping then taken back to near the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, stayed on moderately to claim a distant 4th.
5 11 CHARITY BINGO (H254) Y L Chung -- Unable to slot in, raced wide no cover in midfield, struggled to make an impression over final 300M, held ground to the line.
6 7 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) M Chadwick TT Chased leaders before falling back to a position ahead of midfield, worked home only fairly final 300M. No threat to leaders.
7 2 WINNING DRAGON (E461) B Avdulla B/H/TT Caught wide early before crossing to race outside leader, couldn't go on passing 300M, faded towards the finish.
8 5 FALLON (H219) H Bentley B/TT Began awkwardly, settled down midfield 5Ls off the pace, gave limited response on straightening and couldn't get into the finish.
9 9 RED MAJESTY (E028) K Teetan B/TT Slow to begin, settled behind midfield further back than intended, hard driven 450M but made no impression in the run home.
10 12 ONLY U (J037) B Thompson CP/TT Jumped fairly, adopted a midfield position 5Ls on settling, struggled to keep up from 500M, already beaten when eased down in the home straight. (Unacceptable Performance.)
11 4 SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) Z Purton -- Obtained an on-pace position, under the pump 500M, fell away sharply early straight and eased over final 200M. (Jockey : didn't handle the 'Good to Yielding' track conditions)
12 8 SUMMIT IMPACT (J125) A Atzeni CP From wide draw dropped back to race in last, came under serious pressure home turn, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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