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Race 2 (519)

ZHAOYANGMEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SNITZEL KID (CL379) Z Purton B Ridden with plenty of purpose from barrier rise to cross to the fence and lead after the 900m. Kicked clear early in the straight and won easily.
2 9 HOW SPEEDY (M384) R Fourie B/TT Taken back at the start & travelled behind midfield the fence, had cover. Railed up in the straight and finished off well.
3 10 GREAT PEGASUS (CL359) M L Yeung B Jumped on terms then settled 3 back the fence with cover. Finished off evenly.
4 8 PURE FORCE (M298) C Y Ho B/H Posted 3 deep ahead of midfield early, strode forward midrace to settle outside the leader 1 off, no cover near the 600m. Kept on soundly in the straight.
5 11 EMPIRE CITY (CL169) K C Leung B Camped fourth from the rear, 2 wide with cover. Stayed towards the inside in the final stretch and closed off satisfactorily.
6 1 SIGHT LOVER (P061) D Whyte -- Parked 3 deep worse than midfield with cover. Managed to shift in and travel 1 off after the 600m. Came wide in the straight and closed off evenly.
7 7 SERENDIPITY (CL394) Y T Cheng H Settled in fourth position, 1 off, eventually obtained cover passing the 700m. Stayed on at the same speed in the run to the line.
8 12 ENJOY THE FUN (M030) M Chadwick SR/TT Led early on the fence before handing up and box seating after the 900m. Had every chance but faded over the final furlong.
9 2 TRENDY WIN (P099) C Y Lui -- Raced at the rear of the field on the paint with cover. Made reasonable ground in the home straight.
10 4 BOLERO (CJ137) W M Lai B/TT Settled at the tail of the field, 1 off with cover. Failed to make any impression at the business end of the race.
11 5 GRATIFIED (N388) T H So TT Positioned just behind midfield, 2 wide with cover. Ridden along after the 700m to maintain its position but was a beaten horse passing the 500m.
12 6 SOLAR DRAGON (P136) A Suborics H Travelled with the backmakers 3 deep, mostly with cover. Failed to close off.
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