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Race 2 (774)

NG TUNG RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 3

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 HAYDAY (H321) M F Poon H/XB Soon led and enjoyed uncontested lead, continued on strongly passing 300M and always maintaining a good margin to rivals, eased late when well in control.
2 9 GIMME FIVE (J099) K Teetan -- From draw 1 moved up to track leader, tried hard on straightening but couldn't get closer to the winner, beaten margin reduced when winner eased late.
3 1 THE PERFECT MATCH (J253) H Bowman TT In midfield early stages, moved up to track leaders home turn, responded moderately under top weight, comfortably held by top two.
4 3 ROARING BEBE (H105) Z Purton XB/CP1 Jumped only fairly, recovered to race in midfield, fought on one paced to the line. Never a serious threat.
5 2 AMAZING RUN (H401) L Hewitson CP- From wide draw taken across to race behind midfield, kept on fairly over final 300M, not reach leaders.
6 11 LAPRAS (H374) K De Melo TT Tracked the pace, couldn't keep up with leaders top of straight, faded to finish 6th.
7 8 HERCULES (C476) E C W Wong B/TT Jumped awkwardly, given a waiting ride near last, 6Ls to make up 400M, made some progress without troubling leaders.
8 10 SO AWESOME (D258) Y L Chung B/TT Caught wide no cover chasing leaders, held ground early straight before weakening final 200M.
9 12 MULTIDARLING (H148) A Badel TT From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled towards the rear, gave limited response on straightening and posed no threat to leaders.
10 7 FAST AS ROCKET (H375) A Atzeni TT Jumped on terms, settled down midfield, failed to respond when asked 400M, never a threat.
11 6 COSMO NAVIGATOR (H156) A Hamelin B/TT1 Obliged to race very wide without cover on the first turn, restrained to find cover behind leaders middle stages, couldn't quicken on straightening, no extra final stages.
12 4 WINNING MONEY (J116) C Y Ho H/XB1/TT- Bounded on jumping and lost ground, ended up at the rear, raced keenly early stages, 7Ls to make up 400M, couldn't pick up pace top of straight , held up behind beaten horses 150M-50M.
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