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Race 5 (216)

THE ST ANDREW'S CHALLENGE QUAICH (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FATAL BLOW (J484) L Ferraris -- Made contact at start, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, took the lead 900M, headed near 750M, 2nd in the middle stages, hard ridden after turning in, finished off strongly to score.
2 2 THE PERFECT MATCH (J253) J McDonald B-/TT Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. (Blood in trachea.)
3 8 NORTHERN FIRE BALL (J488) Z Purton H Began fairly, raced better than midfield but trapped very wide early, sent forward after entering the back straight, took the lead 750M, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M.
4 11 GIMME FIVE (J099) C Y Ho B Began well, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, closed off well to make frame without threatening.
5 6 ZETTA FORCE (J546) C L Chau B1 Slowly away, taken back to race 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, blocked near 100M, ran on well thereafter.
6 9 SWEET DIAMOND (G063) B Thompson TT Quickly into stride, showed good speed to take the early lead, headed 900M, positioned a length behind the leader in the middle stages, kept on evenly in straight.
7 1 HAPPY DAY (G119) B Avdulla B-/V1/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear,2 wide, 4-1/2L back turning in, no clear run until final 100M, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line.
8 12 UNIVERSAL BLAZE (J160) A Badel B/E/TT Jumped well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
9 10 VIGOR ELLEEGANT (J375) M L Yeung TT- Stumbled start and made contact, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
10 4 GLORY CLOUD (H320) H Bowman TT Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 6 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, found daylight approaching 150M, made some progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 3 METRO WARRIOR (D387) E C W Wong B Began fairly from a wide draw, in touch, 3 wide, dropped to midfield on turn, very wide into straight, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M.
12 7 BULB EMPEROR (J241) A Atzeni B/TT Moderately away, raced 3 wide slightly behind midfield, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight.
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