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Race 5 (080)

FU SHIN HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) G Schofield -- Began fairly and pushed along to race in midfield on rail. Ridden along at home bend and made little headway. All out 250 M out and responded well to take charge 150 M to win convincingly.
2 1 WHATABOB (CD213) M Rodd -- Broke well and ridden along to race in better than midfield 2-wide. Crept closer to the leaders rounding the home turn and switched out on straightening. Ran on well when asked 300 M out but just failed to match speed with winner.
3 9 HARVEY MUDD (CC295) S Dye -- Began fairly and soon eased to the rear section 3-wide with cover through to straight. Slightly flat footed in the early part of straight, made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish.
4 6 NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) P Payne B Jumped fairly and steadily settled in rear section on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly in the early to middle part of straight but was held up around the 150 M. Made little ground when clear in final stages.
5 8 BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) B Doyle B- Broke fairly from widest and soon settled in midfield around 4-wide without cover through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 300 M out but was never in position to trouble the placegetters.
6 10 SUGAR AND SWEET (CD089) W M Lai B/TT Led briefly on rail in the early stages and eased to race 1/2L off leader down the back straight. Plugged on fairly when asked 300 M out, headed soon after the 200 M mark and became one-paced thereafter.
7 2 BRAVE KNIGHT (CC131) Y T Cheng TT Shortly after the start was crowded for room and raced in the rear section 2-wide to straight. Only ran on evenly when asked 300 M and thread through some beaten runners inside final 200 M.
8 5 SUPER PRINCE (CD126) F Coetzee B/TT Pushed along to race in midfield 2-wide through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out but failed to quicken and only able to keep on evenly to the line.
9 4 GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) Y Lerner B Began well and soon raced in better than midfield on rail. Made the home turn awkwardly and hung out. Kept on fairly in early part of straight but steadily weakened inside final 150 M.
10 3 BOBO DUCK (CA063) R Fradd V/TT- Broke fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to the tail closer to the rail through to straight. Unable to make any impression in straight.
11 11 BOLD FIGHTER (CC286) W Woods B Began awkwardly and ridden along to recover lost ground. Took narrow lead 2-wide down back straight. Unable to respond when asked 300 M out and dropped steadily inside final 200 M. (Bled.)
12 12 DON FELIPE (CD273) P H Lo B Unable to muster early speed to race in midfield 3-wide. Ridden along at home turn to maintain position. Found nothing in straight and gave ground inside final 200 M.
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