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Race 9 (401)

LAI CHI KOK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CAPITAL STAR (E201) J Moreira -- Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight, won by 1-1/4L.
2 3 IGNITING (D481) Z Purton B Began smartly, raced in 2nd, 2 wide on turn, finished off well without threatening the winner.
3 1 SCORES OF FUN (D335) A Badel TT Commenced well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2-1/2L back on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place.
4 12 NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) M Chadwick B Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made some headway final 200M to make frame, no threat to the first few.
5 9 SHOUSON (C326) A Hamelin B Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths or so back, there to turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly thereafter.
6 5 HAPPY ALUMNI (C065) V Borges H/XB/TT Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off evenly.
7 8 HARDLY SWEARS (C025) M L Yeung H- Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, commenced move after passing 450M, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
8 4 STOICISM (E223) B Shinn -- Away with them, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back, same margin back on turn, one-paced in straight.
9 2 HELENA BABY (D213) C L Chau XB Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong.
10 11 ACA POWER (E144) H T Mo B Began fairly from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths back, saved ground on turn, weakened gradually in straight.
11 10 LITTLE BIRD (B069) H W Lai V-/B2 Jumped well, raced 3 wide with no cover, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll.
12 7 THE RUNNER (D042) M F Poon CP Moderately away, taken back to race at rear on the outside, no cover on turn, weakened early in straight.
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