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Race 3 (552)

MAN YIU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 GOLD WINNER (CK139) C K Tong B/TT Shaken up from high draw after start. Cut to the fence and led from first turn. Held a 1L advantage turning in. Hung on well in the straight to repel rivals late.
2 3 MAKE IT (CL139) K C Leung CP Raced 2-wide towards rear until swinging wide on straightening. Made up substantial ground to snatch 2nd near the post.
3 6 TRACK LIGHTNING (M029) C Y Ho B Urged early and settled behind leader on fence from first turn. Chased hard in the straight but couldn't quite reach the leader. Lost 2nd close to home.
4 9 JUST CHILL (CK221) Z Purton B/TT Away in line. Parked 2-wide behind midfield from first turn. Made some headway in the straight for a non-threatening 4th.
5 2 STAR OF FAME (CH043) B Doyle B/TT Driven early and settled on fence behind midfield from first turn. Checked towards rear 500M. Took inside run turning into home. Made up minor ground late.
6 1 ROCK'N TYPHOON (CK261) B Prebble TT Well enough away and elected to sit ahead of midfield on fence from first turn. Pressured and was well positioned to strike entering home straight. Plugged on until weakened final 100M.
7 7 MY MEMORY (CK173) C W Wong B Began awkwardly. Niggled early and ended up 3-wide midfield first turn. Left without cover ahead of midfield passing the Rock. Gave very limited response in the straight.
8 5 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) M W Leung B Pushed along and eventually slotted one-off behind leader passing the Rock. Peaked soon after straightening.
9 4 MR TOPAZ (CL097) P Strydom SR Eased to 3-wide towards rear after start. Same position home turn. Beat tired runners home.
10 11 DRAGON CHOICE (CL338) M L Yeung B-/CP1/TT At rear always. Never any real progress.
11 12 CHATEAU DE CAIX (CL318) W M Lai B 2-wide ahead of midfield to home straight. Failed to pick up thereafter.
12 10 COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) M Chadwick CP/TT Hard ridden early but insufficient speed to go forward. Ended up 4-wide without cover behind midfield early. Found cover 3-wide home turn. No show in the straight on.
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