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Race 4 (669)

RHONE HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 TO INFINITY (G277) Z Purton B/TT Settled nicely behind midfield, waited with until top of straight, quickened up strongly to lead near 150M, drew away for a big win giving nothing else a chance.
2 9 HAPPIHOOD (H261) M L Yeung CP-/TT Jumped only fairly, caught wide no cover early and was allowed to stride forward 800M, pressed leader entering home turn, took over early straight but no match for the fast finishing winner 150M.
3 1 KEEN UNITY (G298) L Ferraris V/TT Held up in midfield along the fence, had a ground saving trip, fought on steadily under top weight to claim 3rd, no threat to runaway winner.
4 2 RELIABLE PROFIT (G462) L Hewitson B/TT Jumped on terms and held a prominent position behind leaders, tried hard on straightening but couldn't quicken enough.
5 11 HANG'S CHOICE (E311) B Thompson B/TT Not far off from leaders early stages then sat back in midfield, switched 3-wide 600M, battled on over final 300M but lacked the dash to launch a serious bid.
6 5 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) H Bentley CP/XB Settled towards the rear, held 11th position at the turn, came wide into straight then stayed on for non-threatening 6th.
7 4 MASTER OF LUCK (G276) B Avdulla TT Reserved towards the rear 6Ls off leader, held up making the home turn, no clear running again from 200M-100M. Could do better.
8 6 DRAGON DELIGHT (G395) E C W Wong B/TT Contested early lead before obtaining a trailing position behind leaders from 1200M, shuffled back to midfield making home turn, got to the line only fairly. (Jockey: may be better suited if it is able to race in the lead.)
9 8 HAPPY HUNK (H101) K C Leung CP/TT Soon led setting fast pace in the first half of the race, joined by rival entering home turn, wilted in the running passing 300M.
10 12 MISTER ARM (D491) H T Mo -- Jumped awkwardly, soon ended up at the rear 9Ls off the pace, driven along home turn but failed to muster the speed to challenge.
11 10 EAGLE RUN (G415) Y L Chung TT Caught wide early stages, moved up to race outside leader 1200M, under pressure to keep up 600M, no extra top of straight.
12 7 BIG TWO (E310) H Bowman SR/XB/TT Bumped at the start, maintained a position ahead of midfield, moved closer to leaders 600M, found disappointingly little on straightening, soon out of contention. (Bled.)
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