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Race 4 (219)

HIBISCUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 MAC ROW (N252) T H So H/XB Began well, not pushed, dropping toward rear but away from fence. Ridden forward from 1050m, circling field to join leader 900m. Inched ahead 500m, battled strongly, pulling clear final 100m.
2 6 MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) K Teetan -- Jumped with field, not pushed, settling three back in one-off position. Urged forward from 600m, three-wide into straight, ran on strongly final 200m.
3 7 OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) K C Leung B-/V1/TT Hard ridden to lead from outside draw, racing wide before crossing to fence 1300m. Speeded up when pressured 900m, headed 500m but battled strongly till flattened 50m.
4 8 REAL GENEROUS (M193) C Y Ho B/H/TT A little slow to move, settling at rear. Improved around turn, took runs between horses in straight and finished strongly.
5 10 CALIFORNIA CHERISH (T101) D Whyte B/TT Away nicely, crowded 1700m but ridden to hold one-off position 3L from leader. Lost position 900m, rolled forward again to look chance, boxed on.
6 11 RAPID TRIUMPH (S438) Z Purton XB/CP1/TT Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling at rear. Urged forward around turn, hampered 500m, kept on fairly in straight.
7 12 KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) M L Yeung P/TT Not much speed but able to hold rail 3-back from leader. Checked off heels around turn, kept on fairly in straight.
8 5 INDIGO WAY (M227) H W Lai B Bumped start, ridden to stay with pace, settling midfield but wide. One-paced in straight.
9 4 AGIAAL (N177) Y T Cheng CP No early speed, settling at rear but away from fence. Hampered around turn, one-paced in straight.
10 2 CASH COURIER (S417) G Mosse B-/TT- Ridden to stay with pace but held wide without cover 5L from leader. Held position to straight before tiring.
11 1 ROYAL SPIRIT (T257) B Prebble -- Pressed forward, keeping tabs on leader before shuffled back to 3rd passing 900m. Stayed in contention to straight before tiring. Unacceptable performance.
12 3 LOVING STAR (M382) G Benoist H Began well, holding box seat before pushed back to 4th passing 900m. Lost position around turn and finished tailed off. Found to have an irregular heart rhythm.
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