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Race 6 (232)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 COUNTRY STAR (B396) H Bowman -- Sent forward and raced prominently, sat 1L off and outside the lead, continued on nicely to score by 1/2L.
2 11 JUST NOT LISTENING (B192) C Schofield CP1 Sent forward to take the rail, held lead by about 1L, headed at 150M but kept on to finish in 2nd.
3 9 BEAUTY LOYAL (B383) Z Purton H1/TT Niggled along and settled to be in front of midfield, 4L off 2 wide, maintained good progress to take 3rd.
4 12 NAVAS (V362) G van Niekerk B/XB Raced in midfield, 5-1/2L behind along the rail, kept on well in the straight.
5 4 EIGHTY EIGHTY (B008) O Murphy B1/TT Travelled in midfield, 5-1/4L behind 2 wide, continued on well to the line.
6 5 BLOCKER DEE (T374) S De Sousa V/TT Bumped start, then asked to be in one-off one-back, sat 2-1/2L off, ran on fairly to the line.
7 2 HARBOUR ALERT (T254) K Teetan -- Settled to race in the box-seat, sat 1-1/4L off the lead, found no extra at 150M.
8 8 HAPPY TIME (B272) K C Leung H Fractious and slow to jump, taken back to be at rear, 9-1/2L behind 2 wide, saved ground.
9 6 CAO CAO (B431) N Callan H Sat near the rear, 8L behind 2 wide, began to close off at 100M until checked at 50M when shifted in abruptly.
10 1 EPTIMUM (B305) A Badel H- Awkward start and then crowded, made turn at rear and along the rail, made minor ground only.
11 10 BACK IN BLACK (T358) M F Poon B Jumped well but then eased back, in worse than midfield and trapped wide, did not improve.
12 7 WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) H T Mo B/XB Bumped start and then failed to muster, raced in worse than midfield along the rail, never threatened.
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