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Race 9 (847)

SUN JEWELLERY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 REGAL GEM (K258) K C Leung -- Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off very strongly to snatch victory in a ding-dong finish.
2 7 STORMING DRAGON (J237) B Thompson V/TT Made contact shortly after start, raced at rear on the outside, bumped near 500M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 12 VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) A Hamelin TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, finished off well to take a place.
4 8 THRIVING BROTHERS (J396) M Chadwick TT Made contact shortly after start, raced in midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, showed good response in straight, led narrowly 100M, peaked and headed 50M, ran on evenly to the line.
5 2 KYRUS DRAGON (H396) K Teetan H/XB Began well from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress.
6 1 DRAGON FOUR SEAS (J317) Z Purton B Away with them, raced better than midfield on the outside, a bit closer after passing 700M, 2nd on turn, took the lead 200M, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter.
7 6 YOUNG ARROW (J401) A Atzeni CP Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, travelled keenly in the middle stages, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly.
8 3 SUGAR SUGAR (G016) K H Chan TT Taken back to race, raced at rear on the inside, angled out and made contact near 500M, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, made little progress in straight.
9 4 ROMANTIC SON (J537) L Ferraris CP Jumped well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened thereafter.
10 10 FRANCIS MEYNELL (J394) H T Mo TT Commenced well, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back on turn, steadied near 300M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 9 COPARTNER FLEET (K342) M F Poon -- Began well from a tricky gate, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead after passing 900M, travelled well to turn, peaked and headed 200M, weakened 150M, eased final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 5 CHILL BUDDY (K469) E C W Wong TT1 Jumped with them, took the early lead, headed after passing 900M, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
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