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Race 2 (491)

MALDON HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) D Whyte -- Held up in midfield. Headway rounding home bend to be 4th position into straight. Ran on dourly to just get up on line. (Promoted.)
2 10 HANDSOME MAN (BS012) W M Lai -- Nearly made all. Fought on well in straight but just pipped at post.
3 4 PROJECTVISION (BS021) J Quinn -- Began well. Settled just off the pace. Came to challenge upon straightening but failed to quicken to threaten.
4 13 TOP PRACTITIONER (BM131) W Woods -- Midfield. Improved to 3rd position home bend holding some chance in straight, but raced tightly on rails inside final 200 M without quickening.
5 11 STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) D Harrison TT Travelled in rear of midfield. Came to challenge under strong pressure around home bend and ran on determinedly down straight to be nearest at finish.
6 8 CHARITY FIRST (BN022) S K Sit B Settled at the back. Commenced run on rails rounding home bend. Sustained progress in straight to be nearest at finish.
7 3 DEUCE OF HEARTS (BP027) F Coetzee TT Settled in rear. Improved to midfield rounding home bend. Made no impression in straight. (Demoted.)
8 5 TYPHOON (BT145) R Fradd B-/TT Badly hampered at start. Remained in rear to straight. Ran past some beaten runners.
9 12 GOLDEN PHOENIX (BP050) C Brown P- Prominent to halfway. Dropped to 5th position after Rock. Faded further in straight.
10 7 CHAMPION BOMB (BV128) Y T Cheng B Sluggish at start but quickly recovered to rear of midfield. Became rear of field approaching home bend then made no impression in straight.
11 6 GOLDCHIN BEST (BV202) E Saint-Martin -- Settled in midfield then gradually dropped to rear after Rock. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 9 GRAND PRIZE (BL087) K H Ting -- Raced wide in midfield to 500 M then no extra.
13 14 WINNING LUCK (BP227) C W Mok -- Mainly in better than midfield to 500 M then weakened.
14 2 GOLDEN DECADE (BS112) A Munro TT Raced wide among front rank early stages. Eventually gained position outside leader coming out of stable bend. Dropped away quickly after Rock. (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