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Race 2 (458)

YUK SAU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SERANGOON (H296) H Bentley CP/TT In 4th spot stayed close enough to leaders throughout, came with a sustained challenge on straightening and surged past leader close home.
2 12 HAKKA RADIANCE (J105) A Badel B/TT Up with early pace before sitting back to track leader, raced keenly in middle stages, launched a strong challenge on leader from top of straight, led near 150M before losing out to winner late.
3 7 GOOD GOOD (J224) B Avdulla B Led from 2000M, enjoyed a comfortable lead throughout, kept going well early straight, caught 150M out, weakened late but managed to hold on for 3rd.
4 11 MANAGEMENT FOLKS (E496) K Teetan CP-/V1 Slow to begin, held up in mid-division 6-7Ls off pace, hard pressed 500M, closed off nicely making good ground to go 4th near line.
5 1 JOYFUL PROSPERITY (H213) D McDonogh B/TT Jumped only fairly and then was badly crowded between rivals, maintained a midfield position along the fence, chased hard under 135lb in the home straight but was always held by leaders.
6 2 FORTUNE SUPERSTAR (J210) H Bowman TT1 Given a waiting ride, towards the rear throughout, driven 400M, stayed on mildly without threatening leaders. (Jockey : instructed to ride in a conservative manner early stages.)
7 8 INTREPID WINNER (G144) B Thompson B Away well, eased back to race ahead of midfield, pressed along nearing 500M, laid in under pressure and kept on same pace to line. (Jockey stopped riding and straighten his mount passing 100M.)
8 9 FLYING SILVER (E478) H T Mo CP2/TT Jumped well, tracked leader 2-wide, came under serious pressure 500M, soon gave ground.
9 10 PERFECT PAIRING (J331) M Chadwick PC-/B2 Slow to begin, given a waiting ride at the back of the field, 10Ls behind leader making the turn for home, ran past well beaten horses only. Never involved.
10 6 PHANTOM CYCLONE (J271) C L Chau CP/TT Began on terms, restrained to race in second half of the field, 8Ls to make up home turn but failed to respond when placed under pressure.
11 4 AFFORDABLE (J242) R Moore B/TT Jumped only fairly, settled down behind midfield, little change in position to the straight, found nothing when asked. (Jockey : travelled only fairly during race and did not finish the race off.)
12 3 BRIGHT INHERITANCE (J215) A Atzeni B-/V1 Jumped only fairly from a wide draw, taken back to near last over 10Ls away, had task in hand 400M but failed to make any progress. (Jockey : difficult to make up ground due to slow pace middle stages.)
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