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Race 5 (332)

SING WOO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CHINA WORLD (CA397) O Doleuze B- Broke well from wide draw and ridden along to race in a forward position 2-wide through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out and responded well to take charge inside final 250 M.
2 5 RED BARON (CC220) D Whyte B/TT Broke with field from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield or worse on rail. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Ran on quite well when asked 200 M out and fended off repeated challenge from 3rd placegetter.
3 2 CHINOOK (CC108) E Saint-Martin -- Broke fairly and soon raced in midfield or worse 2-wide with cover through to straight. All out 200 M out and responded fairly but was unable to find an extra gear to overhaul the 2nd placegetter to settle for 3rd.
4 3 OLIVE OR TWIST (CB271) C Soumillon B Broke fairly and hard ridden in the early stages to race in better than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 250 M out but just failed to match speed with the placegetters.
5 8 SWEETIE (CB036) H W Lai B/TT Broke fairly and steadily eased to midfield or better on rail through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but was never in position to trouble the placegetters. (Lame left hind.)
6 4 LUCKY SUPERSTAR (CA270) H K Yim -- Began awkwardly and ridden along in the early stages to race in a rearward position on fence through to straight. Made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish.
7 9 NICKU NICKU (CC372) C Williams V-/P1/H1 Broke best and soon settled in a forward position on rail. Remained in similar position to home straight. All out 200 M out but unable to quicken and kept on same pace to the line.
8 7 JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) S Sanders V Tardy start from widest and soon raced at back on inner through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out but kept on evenly and only ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M.
9 10 PORT OF HOPE (CC019) R Fradd V/H Broke with field from wide draw and soon eased to the rear on inner. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running but failed to make much impression in straight.
10 11 THE FACULTY (CB414) S Dye -- Soon settled in rearward position 2-wide through to straight. Failed to make up any ground when asked 250 M out.
11 12 JUST VICTORY (CB216) W M Lai SR Broke fairly and raced in better than midfield 3-wide without cover. Near the 1300 M was allowed to stride forward to race outside the leader to straight. No extra when asked 250 M out and steadily faded inside final 150 M.
12 1 SHINING DRAGON (CC181) C K Tong SR Jumped awkwardly and driven along to take lead on rail. Joined by another runner from 1000 M to home straight. Found nothing when asked 250 M out and steadily dropped out 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