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Race 5 (383)

SPORTS ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 OWNERS' GLORY (CL391) B Prebble B Held up behind midfield, raced 3-wide from 900M, came widest over the turn, ran on strongly final 200M, took charge 50M and won going away.
2 4 PERFECT TEN (CL030) H W Lai B/TT Tracked leader, moved up to challenge nearing 400M, led 200M out, kept on well to the line but no match with winner final 50M.
3 9 SUISSE D'OR (CL195) M Guyon H Raced 2-wide in mid-pack to 1100M, hampered by the slackening mid-race tempo and taken to a 3-wide spot without cover, improved round the outside of field over home turn, stayed on to the line.
4 10 SUPREME TYCOON (CL106) Y T Cheng H Pushed along early to maintain a midfield position along the rail, crept closer to pace rounding the home turn, kept on one paced to the line.
5 6 SOMETHING SPECIAL (CJ014) G Cheyne B Began awkwardly, held up near the rear, not suited by the slow mid-race tempo and overraced from 1000M, ran on steadily from off the pace inside 300M.
6 11 NOBLE FLIER (CL142) O Doleuze B Towards the rear nearly 10Ls off the pace in the first half, turned 3-wide from 900M, made some progress down the outside but not getting to leaders.
7 5 KIDSLAND BABY (CL248) D Beadman -- Settled in last and well off the pace in the first half, moved closer when the pace slackened from 800M, made limited progress down the outside.
8 3 BLADE FORCE (CK330) G Mosse B/TT Driven to the lead after a sluggish start, slowed down the pace after 1000M, hung on to lead till 200M, weakened steadily.
9 8 REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) D Whyte -- Urged along to obtain a forward position just behind leading pair, hampered by the slow pace and became overraced from 600M, checked early straight, finished off only fairly.
10 7 MASTER DREAMER (CE293) W M Lai B Held up in mid-division 2-wide, moved to within 3Ls of leader approaching top of straight but lacked a needed response final 300M, weakened late stages.
11 2 PEGASUS SUPREME (CL286) Z Purton B Went forward and raced one out one back, hung out over the final turn, weakened 200M and faded out of contention.
12 12 TELECOM GOGO (CJ346) T H So B Began awkwardly, raced off the fence in a rearward position, moved closer to leaders over the final turn but could only keep on at the same pace. Never threatened. (Very stiff action noted next day)
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