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Race 8 (501)

ARSENAL HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 LITTERATEUR (V183) N Rawiller CP/H/XB Settled down 2-wide in midfield, had over 5Ls to make up passing 400M, motored home strongly, edged clear 50M to win two in a row.
2 5 CHATER LEGEND (T151) N Callan SR/TT Began well from draw 1, 5th on settling never far off from leader, gave a sustained run on straightening, found the line well but winner too strong final 150M.
3 2 CIRCUIT GLORY (A402) T Berry H/XB Slotted into a position behind midfield, 6Ls off the fast pace home turn, finished off well to take 3rd just before line but couldn't trouble winner.
4 10 HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) H N Wong B Crossed to the lead 1300M, led steadily before quickening up 700M, kept trying turning home, outgunned final 100M, lost placing last stride. (Jockey questioned re his riding from 700M.)
5 7 THUNDER STOMP (V279) A Sanna -- Hugged the rail from draw 2, chased leader on settling, pace fast from 700M, held ground and failed to improve position in the straight.
6 8 TOP LAURELS (A173) K Teetan -- Taken back from wide draw, 7-8Ls off the pace in 2nd last spot, brought wide 400M and made some ground down the outside without threatening.
7 11 TEN FLAMES (S447) K C Leung -- Held up in mid-division 5-6Ls off the pace, failed to accelerate turning home, no threat to leaders.
8 9 HEROIC GURU (S260) M F Poon CP Switched off to race near the rear, 8Ls off the fast pace home turn, ran on mildly passing a few beaten rivals, no impression on leaders.
9 12 MARVEL JOY (A229) C Y Ho -- Chased pace in 4th first half, shuffled back to midfield 500M from home, couldn't come on in straight, failed to make up ground.
10 3 LUCKY GIRL (T355) Z Purton -- Raced keenly when being steadied looking for cover, caught wide from 1400M, gradually improved to track the pace 700M, couldn't quicken early straight, weakened 200M.
11 4 RED MARVEL (T417) O Doleuze H/TT Chased the pace along the 2-path, struggled to keep up when pace quickened 700M, weakened away on straightening.
12 6 BEAUTY TRUST (B171) M Chadwick B/H/TT Steadied and taken in behind runners, became detached from the field 1000M, never involved.
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