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Race 2 (190)

TAI HANG HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 APOLAR FIGHTER (J169) C L Chau B/TT Mid-field in rail position, good and smooth headway on final bend, strong run to lead 150m out, on top from there.
2 3 STERLING WONGCHOY (H273) H Bowman B/XB Raced in touch with leaders, switched 800m out and quickened 500m out, good progress to lead 300m out but headed 150m out, stayed on.
3 1 COURIER MAGIC (H290) Z Purton XB Shifted in and bumped after leaving stall, keen early, rear of mid-field, ridden top of home straight, stayed on well.
4 12 STRONGEST BOY (H027) K Teetan B-/V1 Towards rear, switched and pushed along widest 400m out, ran on well final 200m and closed on winner.
5 5 BEAUTY MISSILE (H123) A Badel CP Sluggish start, three-wide without cover throughout, good headway on final bend, stayed on but lacked pace to reach leaders.
6 2 GALE SAGA (J152) J McDonald B Raced in touch, ridden to hold position 700m out, one paced and unable to get on terms with leaders.
7 10 SMASHING EXPRESS (J252) B Avdulla B In rear after bumped out of stall, rail position throughout, headway from top of home straight, no extra final 100m.
8 11 SUPREME WINNER (J255) M F Poon -- Settled in rear of mid-field, pushed along wide final bend but briefly short of room, unable to quicken.
9 9 FOREMOST TEDDY (J058) P N Wong CP-/B2/TT Shifted out and bumped at start, settled in mid-field, crowded and blundered 350m out, no impression.
10 8 VIVA CHALEUR (G368) Y L Chung B1/TT Across from wide draw to lead, two lengths clear 800m out, margin reduced 500m out and quickly lost place early in home straight.
11 6 LOADED WITH FLUKE (K069) R Kingscote B/TT Showed good speed to track leader, challenged 400m out and dropped away quickly 300m out.
12 7 DECRELOT (J551) L Ferraris CP-/B2/TT Waited with towards rear, struggled to hold position 900m out and soon detached, eased in home straight.
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