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Race 7 (332)

CHOI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) A Badel B/TT Jumped well, allowed to stride forward at own pace, settling one-out, one-back first turn. Steadied 700m when pace increased, urged forward 450m to hit front 150m, pulling clear final stages.
2 1 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) N Callan XB Niggled after start to hold forward position before settling one-out, 3L from leader back stretch. Rolled forward to race outside leader 600m when pace slackened. Took over running 350m, no extra when joined 150m.
3 3 DYNAMISM (T188) K Teetan H/SR Broke well but bumped shortly after and taken to fence 3L from leader. Not happy with slow pace and travelled keenly first turn. Left fence 700m to go forward, taken to centre track on straightening, finished off strongly.
4 2 ENCOUNTER (A132) S De Sousa -- Off OK, rolled forward but over-raced before settling between horses behind midfield back stretch. Swung widest into straight and picked up momentum gradually doing best work final 100m. Lame right front leg.
5 12 SENSATION (S225) M L Yeung H/V Allowed to stride forward at own pace from widest draw, racing 3-wide without cover before settling behind midfield back stretch. Given more rein passing 700m, circling front runners to look a chance 200m. Swamped final stages.
6 4 DIVINE BOY (T163) O Murphy B2 Kicked up from inside draw to hold rail, leading initially before sliding into box seat 1100m. Got shuffled back when pace hotted up 700m, got inside run in straight but only one-paced.
7 10 KING GENKI (V181) Z Purton TT Jumped OK, urged forward 4-wide first turn to sit outside leader 1150m. Forged ahead 900m when pace slackened, and increased tempo 600m when challenged. Led field to 200m before running out of stamina.
8 6 HEROIC GURU (S260) B Prebble CP Off OK, steadied and taken fence, settling 5L from leader first turn. Travelled comfortably to turn, swung wide into straight, boxed on gamely one-paced.
9 11 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) K K Chiong TT Bumped start but quickly into stride, racing with pace before taking lead 1300m. Dropped back to 3rd 1000m when rivals moved forward. Got inside run in straight, battled gamely to 100m when flattened.
10 8 PHOTON WILLIE (S199) K C Leung H/XB/TT Restrained on jumping and taken to fence, settling in last pair. Trailed field thereafter and only one-paced under hard riding in straight.
11 7 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) S Clipperton H Shifted across behind runners soon after start, settling in last pair. Ridden patiently to 400m when put under pressure but made little headway. Jockey claimed not suitable to HV.
PU 9 SO CAFFE (S258) J Moreira TT Began OK, no speed, dropping to rear taking first turn. Fractured left front leg when clipped heels passing 900m and pulled up.
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