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Race 7 (035)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 BRAVE STAR (G268) C Y Ho XB With leaders early, taken one-out-one-back to 3rd early in back straight, switched in near the rail for a run upon straightening, asserted authority over 100M out.
2 8 HEALTHY HEALTHY (H203) Z Purton PC/TT Travelled wide without cover in worse than midfield, made steady headway from 900M to reach 1L 3rd 3-wide approaching home bend, held every chance over 200M out but had no more to give inside the 50M.
3 7 YOUNG ARROW (J401) K Teetan XB Settled one from last and waited with, baulked behind runners rounding home bend, ran on strongly inside final 200 metres.
4 4 SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) K De Melo B-/V1/TT- Pressed forward after moderate start to soon join the leader, hit the front passing the 600M holding 1L advantage into straight, unable to sustain effort and caught over 100M out.
5 1 KAHOLO ANGEL (H216) H Bowman TT Settled just worse than midfield over 3L back in 7th, angled off the rail for a run entering straight and ran on to be nearest at finish.
6 9 MOJAVE DESERT (J330) L Ferraris CP-/B1 Settled well behind on rail from the widest stall and waited with, saved ground turning in for home, made good late impression.
7 10 EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) M Chadwick H/XB Ridden along with leaders briefly, gradually dropped back towards rear in 8th 800M out, wide rounding home bend and the widest into straight, ran on past well-beaten runners.
8 5 PARTERRE (E234) L Hewitson B Ridden to hold early advantage, led until inside the 600M, dropped out from 2nd shortly after straightening.
9 2 POWER KOEPP (E301) K C Leung E Settled just 2L off the pace in 4th or 5th on rail, forced to steady and lost position about 550M out, faded steadily from 3L 5th into straight.
10 3 MUST GO (J133) B Avdulla E/PC/TT Gradually settled in 6th some 3L off the pace, gradually faded under pressure home bend.
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