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Race 7 (738)

HONG TUNG HANDICAP   Rating:90-70   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 KEEN MARIE (N123) Z Purton -- Fair break, niggled early strides, camped rail near rear, ridden along 7L back 500m, switched out in stretch, driven to lead 120m, comfortable.
2 12 SILVER OSMANTHUS (N293) M Du Plessis -- Slow start, crowded initial strides, raced at tail on rail, 8L down 400m, switched out 300m, surged home, closing at wire.
3 1 GIFT IS GIFT (M053) O Doleuze SR Tardy start, trapped 3 wide midfield, driven wide final turn, ran on soundly to wire.
4 8 MENTOR (N017) T Angland B1 Broke with others, settled rail fore of midfield, shaken up 400m, maintained solid gallop home.
5 9 FLYING SMART (M117) B Prebble CP Decent break, sat midfield 1 off with cover, driven 5L back final turn, made up ground in stretch.
6 5 CHINA POWER (M400) A Suborics B/TT Fair start, rousted to 2nd 1 off no cover, driven 300m to dispute lead 250m, emptied 200m, battled on to wire.
7 4 FREDERICK ENGELS (N187) T Clark SR- Outpaced early strides, bustled last pair 1 off, raced keen down back, shaken up 300m, progress until short of running room final 100m.
8 7 ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) W M Lai -- Fast break to lead, set pace on rail, driven 300m, all out when headed 120m, emptied & faded.
9 2 LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) D Whyte -- Broke with others, dropped in 3 deep with cover behind midfield, driven wide home turn, plugged on same speed.
10 11 HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) K C Leung B Fair break, unable to slot in, rolled on to 3rd 3 wide no cover, ridden 400m, kept on moderately.
11 3 TOUCH GO (CL254) M Zahra -- Fast start, dropped in midfield on rail, ridden 400m, one paced in stretch.
12 10 BOULD MOVER (M120) M Chadwick TT Good break, niggled to hold midfield position 1 off with cover, one paced turning in, struggled in run home.
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