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Race 4 (604)

ARC DE TRIOMPHE CHAMPIONSHIPS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GRAND ELITE (M393) Z Purton -- Broke well, camped 5th 1 off, smooth advance on bridle into stretch, quickened to lead 175m, driven out to repel rival.
2 8 RAY'S FAVOURITE (CL045) D Whyte CP-/B2 Reared start, trapped 3 wide with cover mid rank, quickened to narrow 2nd 175m, just failed in tight duel.
3 1 GO LUCKY GO (CJ320) W M Lai -- Tardy break, covered 1 off behind midfield, back stretch progress, 5L down 400m, closed out well for clear 3rd.
4 12 PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) T Clark -- Smart break, tracked leader on rail, bustled 4th into stretch, kept on soundly without threatening.
5 7 JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) M Du Plessis B/XB Good start, raced 2nd 1 off no cover, disputed lead 500m, led 250m, emptied 175m, swamped in run home.
6 6 HOME WITH GLORY (CL171) O Doleuze CP Dropped behind, raced at tail, 7L back shaken up final turn, stayed on moderately to wire.
7 2 FORTUNE BRAVO (N054) T Angland B/TT Speed to tack over & lead, challenged 500m, held position until headed 250m, plugged on one pace.
8 11 MOUNT VICTORY (CL033) K C Leung -- Well away, settled midfield on rail, driven 500m, stayed on at same speed.
9 3 HAPPY SCORE (M041) M L Yeung TT Taken behind runners to last pair 1 off, driven forward 500m, widest into stretch, battled on at one pace.
10 9 HEI HEI POSH (M390) W C Marwing TT Slow start, raced near rear on rail, niggled back stretch, driven on turn, never a factor.
11 4 CLASSIC AWARDS (M123) Y T Cheng H/SR Driven at gate to sit behind midfield 1 off with cover, hard-ridden 500m, found nothing in stretch.
12 10 ALMIGHTY WINDPOWER (CL272) W Pike B Sharp break, raced handy 3 deep no cover, ridden 3rd 500m, faded on turn, soon beaten.
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