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Race 8 (018)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 SUPER JOY N FUN (J164) C L Chau XB/TT1 Jumped on terms, travelled well in a position ahead of midfield, quickened up strongly to lead nearing 200M, held off fast finishing 2nd late on.
2 1 REWARD SMILE (H256) H Bowman TT From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled 8Ls off the pace in last, responded strongly when asked, had to shift lane 200M to continue forward, chased hard to come up just short.
3 6 LUCKY ARCHANGEL (E385) M F Poon B/XB Maintained a position behind midfield but raced wide no cover throughout, swung to outside of straight and worked home well to fill a minor placing.
4 9 RIGHTEOUS ARION (H059) B Avdulla TT Bumped at the start, settled towards the rear, kept on mildly passing 300 to claim 4th without troubling first two.
5 11 KING ECCELLENTE (G264) H Bentley SR/XB Held up behind mid-division, wide into straight, closed off only fairly never a threat to leaders.
6 4 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) C Y Ho B Dropped back to a rearward position, had plenty to do 400M but couldn't quite finish off.
7 5 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) K De Melo -- Settled down midfield on the inside, lacked a kick on straightening and was safely held in the end.
8 2 SUGAR SUGAR (G016) E C W Wong B/TT Bumped at the start, held up towards the rear along the fence, checked 200M when commencing a run on the inside, couldn't quicken enough final stages to get involved.
9 10 KA YING CHEER (H369) Z Purton V- Chased leaders, raced keenly middle stages, ran home one paced under pressure. (Trainer : disadvantaged by the pace of the event easing during the middle stages.)
10 3 HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) A Hamelin CP/TT Bumped on jumping, tracked leaders on inside, couldn't quicken passing 300M, soon out of contention.
11 12 ONE FOR ALL (G012) L Hewitson B/XB/TT From wide draw ridden forward to be pressing leader on outside, took over top of the straight, caught nearing 200M, no extra. (Noted to be making abnormal respiratory noise.)
12 7 MEGA BONUS (E184) L Ferraris V Jumped awkwardly, sent forward to lead, found nothing on straightening, weakened rapidly towards the line.
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