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Race 9 (295)

URANUS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 AURORA LADY (J066) Z Purton CP/TT Began smartly, raced in 2nd, challenged the leader turning in, hit the front 250M, kept on well to the line, won by a narrow margin.
2 7 BEAUTY DESTINY (H281) A Atzeni H/P/TT Moderately away from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 1 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) A Pouchin B-/TT Made contact at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 400M, very wide turning in, finished off well to take a place without threatening the first two.
4 9 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) L Hewitson B Fast into stride, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off evenly.
5 10 YOUNG ARROW (J401) H Bentley XB/CP1 Jumped with them, raced 3 wide slightly behind midfield, 2 wide from 700M, 4 lengths or so back on turn, made minor progress in straight.
6 11 FLYING FORTRESS (J445) M Chadwick TT Jumped only fairly, raced towards rear on the outside, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 5 PRAWNS ELEVEN (J140) M F Poon XB/TT Average to begin, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, angled out 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually close home.
8 8 GALLANT VALOUR (H323) B Avdulla B/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced 2 wide at rear, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home.
9 2 KYRUS DRAGON (H396) H Bowman H/XB Taken back to race at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, made some progress early in straight, no clear run final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 3 BRIGHT DAY (J530) M L Yeung B Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the outside, found rail 800M, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
11 6 ALLGREEKTOME (H007) L Ferraris CP2/TT Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened thereafter.
12 12 SERGEANT PEPPER (E432) E C W Wong -- Jumped well from gate 11, tracked leaders on the outside, no cover throughout, dropped to midfield on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 150M.
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