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Race 7 (224)

LONGINES INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 3RD LEG   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FLYING QUEST (A071) C Keane B Settled well behind and waited with, commenced move entering home straight, quickened well to take charge close to home.
2 8 MAGNIFICENT (C121) R Moore -- Jumped fairly but soon ridden up to first few, held slender lead most of the way before kicking over 1L clear after straightening only to be caught in the shadow of the post.
3 2 CHARIZARD (B463) O Murphy TT Badly hampered at the start but quickly recovered to 6th, gradually drifted back to midfield approaching back straight, saved ground on the inside turning for home, produced good late finish final stages.
4 5 SOLAR WAI WAI (C111) J McDonald -- Ridden forward to join the leader on the first bend, remained similar into home straight, kept on without quickening in the run to the line.
5 12 CLEAR CHOICE (A426) S De Sousa B/TT Broke well, with leaders early before shifting one-out-one-back in 4th, ran home one-paced from a similar position turning in.
6 9 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) Y Kawada B/TT Bumped and unbalanced at start settling towards the rear on the rail, remained similar to straight and saved ground turning in, made good headway down home straight but never threatening.
7 11 ALL YOU KNOW (A320) K Teetan B/H/TT Settled just off the pace in 5th on the rail, gained slightly closer to 1L 3rd rounding home bend, kept on before fading inside the final 200 metres.
8 10 CROWN AVENUE (V378) J Moreira V Hampered at start, travelled 3-wide in midfield, in similar position turning in, kept on same pace without quickening.
9 1 MY ALLY (B261) C Y Ho TT Began well from a wide gate, travelled 3-wide without cover before shifting backward to last few, made headway around home bend and a widest runner turning for home, unable to sustain effort after straightening.
10 3 HOME MADE (D069) Z Purton B/TT Hampered after a moderate beginning, midfield on the rail when travelling keenly around first bend and early in back straight and checked, inconvenienced again on home bend, folded up quickly.
11 6 BEAUTY DAY (B076) P-C Boudot B/H Began well from a poor gate, travelled wide without cover in a prominent position most of the way to the 400 metres, folded up quickly. (Blood in trachea and restricted action next day)
12 7 PAKISTAN FRIEND (B370) L Dettori B/TT Taken back from the widest gate, gave ground from approaching home bend and soon detached.
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