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Race 1 (445)

FA HUI HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ONE OF A KIND (M391) J Moreira TT Broke well from a middle draw, wide in midfield early before parked 2-wide behind runners just worse than midfield, obtained clear run over 250 metres out and ran on under pressure to claim race close to home.
2 8 LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (S354) K Teetan CP-/H- Taken across from a wide gate for rails run towards the rear, remained similar turning in, ran on down the inner of home straight to just fail to get up on line.
3 3 GOOD FIT (S131) N Rawiller B/H2/TT Jumped fairly, settled in midfield on rails, came under strong pressure upon straightening, ran on doggedly to narrowly miss first two.
4 2 SUM WIN DRAGON (S148) M L Yeung B Worked his way across from a wide gate to lead or dispute lead, fought hard to gain slender advantage briefly 200 metres out but soon swamped.
5 9 BORNFREE (P285) Z Purton B Broke well, settled just off the pace on rails, quickened to hold some chance inside final 100 metres only to be swamped final few strides.
6 6 OWNERS' GLORY (CL391) G Lerena -- Tightened at start and dropped to last few, trailed the field most of way down back straight and around home bend, went widest turning in, ran on to be nearest at finish.
7 11 VIVA GUY (CK318) K C Leung B Trailed the field before making swift progress down far side to reach midfield 3-wide, came under pressure round home bend and a widest runner into straight, ran on steadily down the centre of the track. (Tactic questioned)
8 5 FRESH AND FRESH (P407) N Callan B/TT2 Led or disputed lead on rails, unable to sustain effort and retreated inside final 200 metres.
9 4 KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) B Prebble B/TT Slightly slow out, soon settled in rear of midfield, kept on same pace in the run home.
10 10 STRIKE EAGLE (S448) C Schofield B Jumped fairly, settled about 2L off the pace in 5th, came under pressure rounding home bend, soon weakened in straight.
11 12 GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) C K Tong B/TT Raced wide without cover just better than midfield, gave ground from the 500 metres.
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