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Race 7 (671)

THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP)   Rating:85+   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 RAINBOW CHIC (P118) C Y Ho TT Crowded out at start, allowed to find feet settling 3-back, the fence. Blocked for run 400m, shifted out abruptly 250m bumping another, finished strongly.
2 1 PURE CHAMPION (M178) G Mosse TT Taken forward from good draw to hold box seat behind leader. Peeled out 3-wide entering straight, led 250m, swamped final stages.
3 9 OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) K C Leung SR/TT Ridden up 3-wide before sitting outside leader first turn and back stretch. Grabbed lead entering straight, kept on steadily.
4 7 ENDOWING (N371) M L Yeung P Taken forward from wide draw but trapped 3-4 wide before first turn. Covered extra ground final turn, bumped 250m, kept on one paced.
5 5 WILLIE CAZALS (N119) M Chadwick H Settled at rear soon after start, not happy with slow pace and moved closer first turn and back stretch. Swung wide entering straight, kept on without threatening.
6 8 BEAUTY LEAD (N209) K C Ng TT Slow into stride then ridden to take forward position but held 3-wide without cover from 1400m. Made ground early straight, tiring final strides.
7 11 VICTOR DELIGHT (M121) Y T Cheng TT Jumped straight to the front from inside draw, then slowed pace to a crawl from 1200m. Picked up tempo final turn, but one paced final 400m.
8 12 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) T Berry H Began well, racing alongside early leader to first turn before slipping 1-back, 1-off back stretch. Started to give ground on entering straight.
9 2 PACKING OK (CL372) T Angland H2/TT Hard ridden early to hold position in midfield along back stretch. Switched out 400m to make run but only one-paced.
10 3 IRIAN (CL187) O Doleuze H Not rushed and settled towards rear. Not suited by slow pace and went forward but wide turning for home. One-paced final 400m.
11 6 MIZANI (P124) R Fourie SR Held in midfield early, not suited slow tempo and came off and on bridle back stretch. Flat footed turn when tempo increased, one-paced in straight. Blood in trachea.
12 4 LIBERATOR (CL240) W C Marwing B/TT Hard ridden from wide draw but failed to muster and slipped to rear by first turn. Dropped to last turning for home and plodded final 400m.
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