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Race 8 (323)

CHATER HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 GOOD WORDS (CL371) D Whyte TT Broke well, allowed to settle in behind pacesetter, made smooth headway to lead near 150M, soon clear from pursuers, won with something in hand.
2 10 SILVER OSMANTHUS (N293) Z Purton -- Held up in mid-division along the fence, made steady gains passing 300M, got up for 2nd near line but never a serious threat to the winner.
3 1 CHARLES THE GREAT (N171) B Prebble TT Not far off from leader, produced with every chance in straight, couldn't close on the winner, faded late stages and lost 2nd near line.
4 6 JUN GONG (N325) Y T Cheng -- Held up behind midfield, took time to get going on straightening, did best work final stages, just missed out on 3rd.
5 4 TALLEY CLOSE (M280) U Rispoli TT Settled behind midfield, closed off evenly but not a serious threat to leaders.
6 2 KEEN MARIE (N123) W C Marwing PC1 In 5th place 5Ls behind runaway leader, had every chance but finished off only fairly, no danger from 150M.
7 12 TURF MAGIC (CK307) T Angland B Towards the rear 10Ls off the pace, taken wide for his run passing 400M, stayed on without threatening.
8 5 ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) T H So -- Sped to the lead as expected, 3Ls in front turning in, no extra when headed near 150M.
9 9 SUPER PLUS (CJ090) M L Yeung B2 4Ls back from runaway leader, gave limited response when asked, outpaced over final 200M.
10 3 LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) T Clark -- Dropped back to the rear over 10Ls behind leader, failed to pick up when placed under pressure, eased mid-straight.
11 8 KING OF PATCH (N421) O Doleuze B Lacked pace, raced near the rear and under pressure throughout, never in contention.
12 11 CHOICE TREASURE (N436) K C Leung TT Dropped back to a rearward position, left racing 3-wide without cover down the back straight, switched widest home straight, found nothing.
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