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Race 8 (216)

ELGIN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) N Callan -- Settled in 4th, stayed in touch all the way, driven to lead 100M, forged clear for a good win.
2 9 BLITZING (B290) Z Purton TT Away well, tracked leaders in 3rd, moved up to take lead passing 200M, couldn't hold off winner final stages.
3 6 GOOD BEAUTY (B384) D Whyte CP/TT Jumped only fairy, settled in midfield along the rail, kept on soundly on straightening to take 3rd.
4 3 SIR REDALOT (A196) S Clipperton -- In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, chased solidly over final 250M, just missed 3rd in photo.
5 5 BIG BANG BONG (V186) H T Mo TT Held up in midfield, 5Ls off the pace at 400M, stayed on mildly to the finish.
6 4 LITTLE BIRD (B069) G van Niekerk B/TT From draw 12 used early to obtain the lead, set fast pace early and middle stages, tired passing 200M, weakened towards the line.
7 12 FLASH FAMOUS (B162) H N Wong B/TT Slow to begin, held up in last 10Ls back, made some progress on straightening but from too far back.
8 8 ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) U Rispoli B Settled worse than midfield, couldn't pick up passing 400M when the pressure went on, no threat to leaders.
9 2 HARRIER JET (T372) K C Leung V/TT Taken across behind runners, held up behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, made steady progress up the rail on straightening, not clear run behind weakening rival passing 150M, might have been closer.
10 11 MY CHANCE (B214) S De Sousa -- Up with the fast early pace, tracked leader into the straight, every chance and kept going until no extra 150M.
11 10 GENEROUS HEART (V394) W M Lai H/XB Taken across behind runners, settled 2nd last, never ran on, eased final stages.
12 7 POWERMAX (A009) M Chadwick B In midfield position 3-wide without cover, under pressure middle stages and dropped towards rear home turn, soon beaten.
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