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Race 5 (530)

MAN CHEUNG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 HO HO LIFE (CL209) Z Purton B Smart break, slotted midfield 1 off with cover, switched out & driven home turn, quickened to lead late for cosy win.
2 4 GOOD THINKER (M127) T Angland B Sharp break, sat 1 off with cover fore of midfield, smooth progress wide final turn, to lead 300m, kicked on, all out & headed close home.
3 2 DANZULU (CJ069) C Y Ho -- Broke well, settled midfield 3 wide with cover, niggled 800m & driven 500m, wide into stretch, closed off steadily to grab 3rd late.
4 7 SECRETARY OF STATE (N231) R Fourie B Sluggish start, sat 1 off near rear, niggled 500m, switched out turning in, ran on for sound late gains, narrowly missed frame.
5 6 YUAN'S FORTUNE (CL021) W C Marwing B Good start, raced rail midfield, switched out 400m, hard-ridden & checked off heels 250m, boxed on for solid gains.
6 9 GLORY OF INDIA (CK130) K C Leung B2/TT Awkward start, raced last pair, advanced 3 wide in back stretch, driven wide home turn, closed for late gains.
7 11 BURGUNDY MAC (M205) M Chadwick B Missed break, taken behind to race in rear, last turning in, boxed on for minor gains.
8 10 HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) Y T Cheng -- Tardy break, trapped wide no cover midfield, rolled to sit handy 3 wide no cover 1000m, disputed lead 400m, found little, boxed on one pace.
9 5 KHARU (CK411) C Y Lui -- Fair break, rolled to lead 1500m, challenged under pressure 400m, no extra, plugged home tamely.
10 8 BUDDY WATSON (P004) T H So -- Speed to lead, headed 1500m, settled close 2nd 1 off no cover, pressed for lead 400m & led briefly turning in, soon headed & faded.
11 12 YOUNG HERO (CH071) M L Yeung -- Smart start, raced handy 1 back on rail, ridden turning in, found nothing, weakened out.
12 3 GOOD FELLOW (N107) T Clark SR Tardy break, raced rail near rear, hard-ridden turning in, found nothing & faded out.
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