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Race 5 (544)

SIU SAI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) O Doleuze V Did well to get into the box-seat from middle gate, enjoyed a cushy trail until the home straight, led 50 M out and did enough to score.
2 2 ROMANTIC GREEN (CG123) B Prebble BO/TT Crossed to lead on fence from wide gate at 1300 M, over 1L clear until the 200 M, no response when headed by the winner 50 M out.
3 3 STRIKING MASCOT (CH154) F Coetzee B 6Ls off pace out 2-wide in 8th at 1200 M, improving but out 4-wide turning for home, did enough to creep into a place late on.
4 8 FORTUNE DRAGON (CH324) K T Yeung B/TT 3-back on fence early on, hard ridden to lie up 600 M out and looked very vulnerable, but kept on dourly to sneak into 4th, improved run.
5 11 ALICE TOO (CG309) M Nunes B/XB/TT 2-wide and 2Ls back in 3rd at the 1200 M, just over 1L back from 800 M to home turn, given every possible hope but too weak in the finish.
6 12 EMBRACES (CH175) G Boss B Slow to muster pace, 6Ls back in 9th on fence at 1000 M and marginally closer turning in, always comfortably held.
7 5 JOLLY WONGCHOY (CH076) Y T Cheng CP/TT1 Slowest away, 7Ls down in 10th out 2-wide at 1000 M, 6Ls back into home straight, posed little danger.
8 6 MEATH (CE143) C W Wong SR/V Knuckled at the start, 2-wide and 4Ls back in 5th at 1000 M, closer and well within striking range turning for home, plodded home very one-paced.
9 7 CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) P H Lo B- Slowly away, 8Ls last out 2-wide at 1000 M, 5-wide (widest of all) and still last off last turn, tepid finish.
10 1 EVERGREEN (CE106) W M Lai TT Caught 3-wide no cover throughout for the second successive time, within 2Ls of the speed until the final 500 M, very weak final 200 M.
11 9 BRAVO HORSE (CH312) H W Lai B1/SR1 Poor effort, 3-wide with cover about 5Ls back in 7th at 1000 M, struggling on the final turn, dropped out rapidly.
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