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Race 5 (630)

LE FRENCH MAY TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Yielding

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) J Moreira -- Moderate start, raced midfield 1 off with cover, bustled along 420m, driven turning in, angled outside 150m, relentless run to overhaul lead close home.
2 3 KING OF HOUSEHOLD (P444) D Whyte TT Fast start, raced 4th 1 back 1 off, shifted 3 wide 450m & ridden for progress, swept to lead 200m, soon all out & tapered, headed close home.
3 9 CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) N Callan -- Smart break, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, niggled 500m, hard-driven & wide into stretch, ran on centre track to claim 3rd.
4 5 YOU ARE THE ONE (P015) M L Yeung B Speed to lead & busted initially to hold lead by a neck, 1L clear & shaken up 300m, all out & headed 200m, faded.
5 1 SECRET AGENT (P388) G Mosse B Tardy start, bustled early & settled midfield on rail, niggled 500m, hard at it turning in, boxed on evenly down inner.
6 4 MI SAVVY (N138) N Rawiller B Taken back from widest gate to 1 off near tail, ridden turning in, stayed on in stretch for minor inroads.
7 10 MASTER VIKING (S385) D Lane B1 Sharp break wide, rolled to press lead 1 off no cover, niggled 500m, 1L down & under pressure turning in, unable to quicken & plodded on tamely.
8 11 GLORY BOY (S273) K Teetan SR/TT Broke well, snagged back but caught 3 wide no cover near rear, ridden along 600m & shifted to 1 off, plugged on in stretch.
9 6 KING'S STEED (S051) A Suborics TT Fast break, settled 1 back on rail, shifted wide & driven into stretch, found nil & struggled in run home.
10 8 PEACE COMBINATION (T091) Z Purton B Taken back from wide gate, slotted rail near rear & rolled to race back of midfield, driven final turn, struggled in run home.
11 7 HAPPY HOMING (N182) Y T Cheng B/TT Broke ok but lacked pace, raced 1 off behind midfield, under pump 3 wide 500m, found nil in stretch & eased.
12 12 PROPEL REPEL (T034) T H So TT Slow start, raced at tail on rail, never travelling & soon under pump, never a factor.
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