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Race 8 (329)

CANNON HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 COUNTRY STAR (B396) J Moreira -- Chased leaders in 3rd, travelled keenly early and middle stages, quickened up smoothly to lead inside 200M, kept on well to notch his 4th win, always in control final stages.
2 4 SUPER HOPPY (A372) Z Purton TT Settled in midfield, 4Ls off leaders in 6th, peeled out 350M to challenge, chased solidly and made it to 2nd near the line, couldn't get to the winner.
3 6 STARLIGHT (V273) U Rispoli P- Held up midfield along the fence, made steady headway passing 400M, tried hard but couldn't reel in the winner.
4 7 STORM SIGNAL (B055) D Whyte B/XB/TT Settled in 4th, within striking distance always, battled on evenly in the straight, not finishing pace of first 3 final stages.
5 1 SUPER TURBO (V310) C Y Ho CP Dropped back to the rear from draw 11, 9Ls off leaders home turn, closed fastest in straight, made up good ground to go 5th near the line.
6 2 SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) K Teetan B/H Always in touch 3Ls off the leaders in a race run in good tempo, kept on steadily in the straight, held ground final 200M.
7 8 TELECOM BROTHERS (B243) C Wong -- Bustled along after the jump, vied lead on outside, flat from 200M, soon swamped by rivals.
8 9 FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) G van Niekerk -- Restrained to a position behind midfield, 5Ls to make up top of straight, ran on mildly before encountering traffic problems final 50M, not ridden out to the line.
9 3 GOLD WIN (C139) A Sanna TT Began only fairly, held up towards the rear 7Ls back, made limited progress turning home, never a threat.
10 10 LIMITLESS (A115) S De Sousa B-/H/P2/XB2 From wide draw soon taken across behind runners, settled near last, crept closer making the home turn but couldn't sustain run passing 200M. (Bled.)
11 11 KEEP MOVING (A124) M F Poon B/TT1 Eased back to race in the rear 8Ls off the pace, found nothing when asked in the straight. Never involved.
12 12 MOMENT OF POWER (V138) H N Wong B Began well to be vying for the lead on inside, emptied nearing 200M, weakened rapidly to last.
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