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Race 8 (490)

QUEENSWAY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 BLASTOISE (C450) J Moreira SR Crossed to the fence 1500M tracking leaders, moved up on inside to challenge in straight, fought hard and gained narrow lead 100M, dug deep to hold on.
2 4 HOLY HEART (C443) Z Purton H-/B/TT Reserved behind midfield, 7Ls off the pace middle stages, challenged strongly final 200M, just held.
3 7 ACCLAIMED LIGHT (T369) M Chadwick B Chased leaders 2-wide, in touch turning, fought on well to the line for close 3rd. (Jockey : disadvantaged when saddle shifted back rounding Home Turn.)
4 1 WORLD FAMOUS (C288) C Wong B/XB Went forward as expected, led along rails from 1500M, drifted out from fence on straightening, kept battling for the lead, faded final 100M.
5 6 NABOO STAR (B366) C Y Ho V/TT Not hurried, settled towards the rear along fence, badly held up 200M to 100M and no clear run again near finish, not fully tested.
6 3 STIMULATION (B351) C Schofield B/TT Taken back to the rear from wide draw, over 10Ls off the pace middle stages, urged along 450M, widest into straight, stayed on moderately down outside.
7 12 PLAY WISE (A411) M F Poon B Failed to muster speed despite ridden along, ended up towards the rear, ran home fairly over final 300M, well held by leaders.
8 8 I DO (C038) M L Yeung B/TT Settled down midfield along the fence, made mild progress on straightening, had to switch lane near 150M, not pace to challenge leaders final stages.
9 10 PARTY TOGETHER (C210) H T Mo TT1 In mid-division, raced keenly passing 1000M, swung wide into straight, kept on evenly, outsprinted final 150M.
10 5 VINCY (B213) G van Niekerk B-/V1/XB1/TT- From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled last over 10Ls off the pace, responded fairly on straightening, never near to challenge.
11 2 GOOD OMEN (B208) B Shinn B-/V2 Held up behind midfield, wide no cover from 700M, wide into straight, lacked further response passing 250M.
12 9 GAYSON (D041) K C Leung B/XB Chased leader in clear 2nd, outsprinted passing 300M, soon dropped out of contention.
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