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Race 1 (029)

CHICAGO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 STARLIGHT (V273) M F Poon -- Jumped well, settled in 4th 2-wide within 3L of pace, commenced move entering straight, hit the front under pressure inside the 200 metres, won readily.
2 1 SMART BOY (V076) Z Purton -- Settled in rear of midfield in 5th on the rail, shifted out for a run upon straightening, made moderate headway under pressure without threatening the winner.
3 3 NEVER BETTER (T140) U Rispoli PC Moderate start, trailed the field most of way to the home bend, ran on quite well down the centre of the straight but without threatening.
4 6 PADDINGTON (A107) J Moreira TT1 Began fairly, settled one back in 3rd on the rail, went off the rail turning in but soon shifted back in and faded gradually under pressure.
5 4 NOBLE DE BOY (T373) M Chadwick B-/TT- Well back, widest into the straight, fought on steadily in the centre of the track.
6 7 WINFULL PATROL (P063) H N Wong V Broke well from the widest gate to quickly take up running on the rail passing the 1000 metres, led the field until weakened under pressure inside the final 200 metres.
7 8 HAPPY FIERY DRAGON (V108) C Y Ho H/XB/TT Pressed forward from a middle gate, settled just off the lead, weakened under pressure upon straightening.
8 5 SECRET AGENT (P388) O Doleuze B Settled behind midfield in 6th, in similar position entering home straight, found nothing.
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