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Race 8 (665)

LAM TSUEN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 DUMBARTON ROCK (CJ228) M Du Plessis B/TT Soon led from the beginning, given a breather approaching the home turn before quickened up again to establish a significant 2Ls advantage inside 300 M, kept on determinedly and just held off the 2nd on the line.
2 9 ISTIDE (CJ089) M L Yeung TT Broke well from the inside and was always close up on the fence, gradually gathered pace inside 350 M and flashed home late on just failing to reel in the winner.
3 1 MELLIFLUOUS (CH212) D Whyte XB2/TT1 Drawn wide but was able to shift in quickly under positive riding, enjoyed a smooth run in mid-division, squeezed through a gap to challenge inside 250 M and kept grinding away in the finish.
4 7 NILOMETER (CD052) B Prebble CP/TT Always close enough tracking the leaders, couldn't step up a gear when the race heated up, plugged on to finish 4th but was well ahead of the rest.
5 8 HAPPY AMBASSADOR (CH286) H W Lai B Allowed to shift into a rail position in midfield, had an uneventful trip to straight, used little but could only find one pace when it mattered.
6 10 BABY WAVE (CJ144) Y T Cheng -- Lost ground at the start, rushed to a position behind midfield but was checked and shuffled back near 1100 M, had 6Ls to make up inside 400 M but gave very limited response when asked.
7 11 BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) P H Lo TT Away well enough, prominently placed in early stages and gradually moved up vying for the lead, soon under pressure on straightening and weakened.
8 6 JADE DRAGONFLY (CE331) J Lloyd BO/TT Assumed a position towards the rear, awkwardly placed behind a beaten runner turning in, took time to muster and made some headway when the race was all over.
9 4 APPRECIATION (CK161) D Beadman B-/V1 Drawn wide and ended up racing towards the rear 6Ls back, made a wide sweeping move round the outside from 600 M before finding disappointingly little in the finish.
10 12 TOY STORY (CJ217) W C Marwing SR Unable to slot in and was kept wide in midfield throughout the first half, had nothing left in reserves inside 350 M and didn't finish the race off. (Post-race stress noted next day.)
11 3 GOOD GAINS (CJ293) K C Leung -- Slow to begin and raced ungenerously in mid-division, tailed out. (Unacceptable racing manner.)
12 5 HAPPY SEVEN (CK155) M W Leung B1 In the rear from the outset and struggled to keep up passing halfway, eased down early in straight. (Unacceptable performance.)
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