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Race 7 (156)

TAI SHUE WAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CHARITY JOY (P278) D Whyte B/TT Hard ridden to hold forward position two back from leader. Disappointed for run 300m, got clear 200m, powered home strongly. (Rider reported saddle slipped).
2 12 NAMJONG BLOSSOMS (N129) C Y Ho B Pressed forward from wide draw to hold position about half a length inside leader. Joined leader from 300m, battled but caught final strides.
3 2 YOU READ MY MIND (P041) K C Leung H/XB Hard ridden from widest draw to lead on settling but kept away from fence. Joined up front 300m, battled but caught final strides.
4 6 SEASONS STAR (P058) M Chadwick B/TT Bumped shortly after start, pressed forward 3-wide before finding cover at turn. Taken wide in straight and ran on well down centre track.
5 3 SIGHT BELIEVER (P258) K Teetan B/H Began awkwardly, pressed forward but wide, hampered 800m before settling two-back, two-off. Had clear running straight but only one-paced.
6 4 FUN 'N' GAMES (P140) N Callan B/H Hard ridden early to hold forward position one-off, one-back to straight. Put under pressure 300m out but one-paced.
7 10 FUN TAPESTRY (P443) K C Ng TT Unable go early pace, eased and taken to fence. Saved ground around turn, clear running in straight but one-paced.
8 9 GLORY SUNSHINE (S313) B Prebble B1/TT1 Ridden along three-back, one-off to turn, taken wide into straight but only one-paced under hard riding.
9 8 WONDER CHOICE (T058) O Doleuze SR1 Slow outpaced, drifting to rear but held three-wide. Taken widest in straight but unable make ground.
10 5 ADEPTO (T012) J Moreira -- Began well, pressed forward, settling three-back from leader. Lay out from 600m, little response when pressured. Unacceptable performance. (Ride blamed lack of Happy Valley experience).
11 11 WINNING TALENT (S256) H W Lai B1/H1 Slow into stride, settling at rear along fence. Never competitive. (Had minor injury left upper incisor tooth before start.)
12 7 CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) G Mosse TT1 Checked, crowded for room at start, and last on settling but away from fence. Never competitive.
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