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Race 7 (147)

THE KWANGTUNG HANDICAP CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) Z Purton B/TT Disputed lead early settling one back in 3rd, renewed effort entering home straight and hit the front under pressure over 150M out, just held on to the line.
2 2 ETERNAL FORTUNE (K010) H Bowman B/TT Prominent from a poor draw travelling 3-wide early, shared 4th some 3L off the pace from early in back straight, fought on dourly from 2L back into home straight and only to be denied narrowly.
3 5 QUARTZ LEGEND (K548) D Probert TT1 Settled in rear on rail, saved ground turning in for home, ran on under pressure closings stages to snatch 3rd late.
4 8 LUCKY XANDER (K407) K Teetan SB-/V1 Jumped awkwardly, settled mainly towards rear, fought on steadily down the centre of home straight without threatening. Jockey reported horse raced greenly.
5 6 CANDLELIGHT DINNER (J468) M L Yeung H Soon took up narrow running on rail after beginning from the one draw, narrowly headed over 650M out, folded up quickly out of contention inside final 100M.
6 7 BLUE ILLUSION (K468) A Atzeni B1 Midfield throughout, saved ground turning in for home, fought on steadily without threatening.
7 12 SIR CHARGE (K361) H T Mo TT Checked and crowded shortly after start from a poor draw, travelled wide without cover in last few, remained in a similar position into home straight, fought on past beaten horses down the centre of the track inside final 200M.
8 3 PARENTS' LOVE (H405) Y L Chung H/TT Broke well from a wide draw and ridden along 3-wide vying for lead, disputed lead 2-wide about 700M out gaining narrow advantage on home bend, swamped under pressure about 150M out.
9 4 SIX THREE WIN (K513) L Hewitson -- Settled wide without cover in midfield after beginning from the widest draw, one-paced under pressure from a similar position into straight, hung in closing stages.
10 11 TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) H Bentley B Settled in midfield on rail, drifted further back to 9th towards rear over 600M out, soon weakened under pressure in home straight.
11 9 VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) E C W Wong B2/TT Soon dropped to tail-end from a wide draw, saved ground on rail turning in for home, never nearer.
12 10 LOOKING BRIGHT (K315) A Badel -- Settled some 2L back on rail early stages, drifted further off the pace into 5th inside the 650M, gradually weakened under pressure in straight. (Bled)
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