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Race 5 (226)

CHUK YUEN HANDICAP   Rating:40-16   1600m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 VIDEO STAR (BE163) W H Tse -- Hard ridden early stages. Mostly 6th until effort rounding home bend to be 4th entering straight. Ran on under vigorous riding to grab late victory final strides. (See Racing Incidents.)
2 7 NATAL (BH078) K M So -- Outpaced early. Made swift headway from rear into back straight to be 2nd 500 M out. Quickened steadily under pressure to hit front briefly nearing finish but found winner too strong.
3 8 MALAYAN BRIGHT (BG320) W M Lai -- Close up and wide until taking lead 700 M out. Broke some 2L clear turning into straight but unable to sustain effort close home.
4 5 COPPER RED (BH158) S M Tam -- Settled 4th. Gained 3rd rounding home bend. Failed to quicken under pressure in straight. Kept on.
5 9 HIDDEN TREASURE (BJ051) D Lee -- Given reminders early. Prominent to Rock. Fading when eased 500 M out. Never recovered.
6 6 MONEY NO PROBLEM (BC064) C K Tse -- Well there until weakening steadily from 500 M.
7 4 SPORTING CHAMP (BH020) C F Chan -- Soon in rear. Never nearer. (Demoted.)
8 1 SUCCESS (BJ261) L T Leung -- Midfield until dropping to 7th into back straight. Faded further home bend.
9 10 STRATOS (BJ090) K L Tsui -- Ridden in midfield early. Dropped to last at Clubhouse bend, with some moderate effort 500 M out. (Demoted.)
10 2 TALISBURG (BC159) K M Chin -- Slow into stride. Never nearer than 7th. (Finished lame.)
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