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Race 8 (563)

WYLIE PATH HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 ROYAL PARTNER (N394) Z Purton TT Settled handily in the 2nd flight, travelled strongly behind leaders turning home, switched and challenged on the inside, got up inside 100M, held on well under pressure.
2 11 WINNING MASCOT (CL342) J Moreira -- In touch in midfield, 3-wide bid passing 600M to join leaders, ran on well and was given every chance, held by winner towards finish.
3 5 FLYING UNICORN (M087) A Suborics V Driven forward, always prominent behind leader, enjoyed the slow sectionals, challenged the lead passing 400M, kept on well but not pace of first 2 final stages.
4 9 GRIMMY (P079) Y T Cheng B- Positively ridden, crossed to the lead 1200M, set very slow pace in front, battled on well when joined by rivals inside 300M, headed 100M out, faded to 4th late stages.
5 1 JAZZY FEELING (P149) O Doleuze H/SR Began well, eased to a midfield position on the rails, travelled well to straight, ran on steadily under top weight, nearest finish.
6 7 MASQUERADER (N234) N Callan TT Restrained in midfield along the 2-path, made his move 600M out, had every chance in straight, stayed on and slowly closing the gap with leaders. (Lame next day.)
7 10 RIYADH (N275) W M Lai PC-/B2 Settled towards the rear 7-8Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside throughout, stayed on moderately under pressure but never reached contention.
8 4 AMBER DRAGON (P229) D Whyte B Mildly urged after the start, soon sat on the rails settled just off the pace, ridden and unable to quicken turning home, gradually outpaced and beaten entering 200M.
9 6 STEP FASTER (N295) T Angland B/TT Restrained to race behind midfield, moved out from fence 500M, stayed on fairly down outside, never dangerous.
10 12 ROCK THE TREE (P272) H W Lai -- Slotted into a 2-wide position towards the rear, bustled along 600M out, kept on one paced turning home and never a serious threat to leaders.
11 8 EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (M128) C Y Ho P/XB Began only fairly, settled near the rear 8Ls behind leader in a slowly run race, waited with till 300M but hung when placed under pressure, made limited progress only.
12 2 RED DANCER (P264) K Teetan H/TT From wide barrier soon taken across behind runners, held up in last almost 10Ls off the slow pace, crept closer home turn but made no real progress final 300M.
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