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Race 8 (777)

WARATAH HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 LIMITLESS (A115) D Whyte H/P/TT Settled midfield 4Ls off the pace, waited with until 300M, shifted into clear 200M and quickened up impressively to win going away.
2 7 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) K C Leung CP/TT Moved up to track leader along the 2-path, responded well turning in, hit the front near 150M but couldn't match winner's pace final 100M.
3 6 SHARP SAILOR (V188) U Rispoli B/TT Taken back from wide draw, settled last 9Ls behind leader, driven widest passing 400M, ran on well and made it to 3rd place.
4 9 PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) C Wong B Took time to muster speed, held up midfield 5Ls of the good pace, chased on well inside 300M to go 4th near line.
5 10 BLOCKER DEE (T374) C Y Ho V/TT Went forward to be tracking leaders on settling, kept on steadily entering straight but couldn't muster the speed to challenge leaders.
6 8 WINNING FAITH (A253) A Sanna CP/H/TT From wide draw taken across behind runners early stages, held up 2nd last until 650M then driven forward rounding the field, kept battling in straight but run ended 150M. (Jockey : didn't back up after racing last week.)
7 1 CALCULATION (A248) J Moreira E Crossed to the lead passing 1300M, took them along at good pace, battled on well entering straight, headed near 150M, faded towards the line.
8 2 RIVET (B088) S Clipperton B/TT Reserved towards the rear 7Ls off the pace, awkwardly placed from 500M and unable to obtain clear running until 200M, stayed on towards the line.
9 12 MAGNETISM (V114) C Schofield B/TT Towards the rear 7Ls away from leader, in similar spot 400M but failed to improve position in the straight.
10 3 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) B Prebble V Settled down behind midfield, saved ground on the inside, didn't respond under pressure in straight.
11 4 BEAUTY SPIRIT (B409) Z Purton TT1 Went forward after the start, slotted in behind leaders, had to be scrubbed along 600M, weakened away from top of the straight.
12 5 KING GENKI (V181) K C Ng TT Couldn't slot in from the wide draw, caught 3-wide no cover in midfield for most part of the race, dropped out of contention passing 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