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Race 7 (669)

VIOLET HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 BULLISH BOY (P008) G Mosse H/TT Began well, ridden along to hold position one-back, one-off. Picked up momentum soon after entering straight and just managed to get to the line on time.
2 5 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) K C Leung BO/H/TT Pressed forward to lead on settling, set solid sections, kicked 3L clear top of the straight but unable sustain effort and run down final strides.
3 10 GRACEFUL KINGDOM (P145) M L Yeung -- Ridden to hold rail position, three back from leader. Not asked for effort until straightening for home when picked up momentum and finished strongly.
4 12 MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) K Teetan B1 Pressed forward while looking for cover, settling 4-back from leader into first turn. Switch wide passing 350m, and finished strongly to just miss a placing.
5 3 JAEGER BOMB (P281) N Callan -- Ridden early to hold forward position, settling three-back, one-off into first turn. Not pressured until straightening for home, picked up the bit 200m and finished of nicely.
6 4 SEMPITERNAL (S100) B Prebble B Pressed forward from wide draw to sit outside leader going into first turn. Stayed about 1L behind to straight, kept on gamely but swamped final stages.
7 6 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) M Chadwick -- Shifted across behind horses from wide draw settling along rail in last pair. Improved position final turn, and kept on fairly in the straight without looking dangerous.
8 7 REDWOOD BABY (P358) C Y Ho B-/H2/TT Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling in one-off position. Hampered and taken wide passing 400m, inconvenienced 200m when making ground, kept on fairly.
9 9 CLUB LIFE (P309) A Suborics B Pushed along early to hold rail, lay out around first turn but held on to box seat. Put under pressure 350m but only one-paced.
10 11 LEVEL PLAYER (N323) T H So TT Began OK, not pressured, settling at rear away from fence. Hampered and taken wider approaching 400m, wide into straight, one pace.
11 1 NOBLE DELUXE (M063) D Whyte TT Shifted across behind horses from an outside draw, settling behind midfield but away from fence. Bumped approaching 400m and taken wider, one-paced in straight.
12 8 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) H W Lai BO Began awkwardly, stumbled, settling towards rear along fence. Attempted for improve position turning for home but found nothing. Jockey reported did not stretch out at any stage.
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