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Race 9 (406)

SHUI WO HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 GALLANT VALOUR (H323) B Avdulla B/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 500M, 2 lengths or so back turning in, made contact 200M, finished off strongly, led final strides.
2 6 EASON (G061) H Bowman -- Out in line, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 450M, not enough room early in straight, made contact 200M, closed off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a head.
3 10 HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) A Hamelin TT Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two late.
4 8 SUPER JOY N FUN (J164) C L Chau XB/TT Commenced well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide from 500M, moved a bit closer on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame.
5 7 A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) A Atzeni B Slowly away, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress, no clear run 100M, cleared 50M, ran on well to the line.
6 2 GUSTOSISIMO (J303) Y L Chung TT Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, crowded 500M, kept on well early in straight, crowded and no clear run close home.
7 3 KYRUS DRAGON (H396) K Teetan H/XB Away with them, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 500M, unable to obtain clear run in straight.
8 5 VIEW OF THE WORLD (J348) Z Purton TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, commenced move 400M, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, made little progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 12 HAROLD WIN (J280) M L Yeung B/XB Began only fairly from the widest draw, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, hampered near 550M, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
10 4 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) C Y Ho TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 8 lengths back, closer on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress late but set an impossible task.
11 1 WINGS OF WAR (H162) H Bentley B Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 11 TURF PHOENIX (J294) K De Melo B Crowded start, raced 2 wide at rear, travelled keenly in the early stages, steadied off heels 550M, found rail 400M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
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