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Race 8 (464)

SING WOO HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 AURORA LADY (J066) A Atzeni CP/TT Bumped shortly after the start, moved up to chase leader, travelled well into straight, let down strongly to hit the front passing 150M. Won convincingly.
2 8 PRAWNS ELEVEN (J140) H Bentley XB/TT Jumped awkwardly, restrained to race near last, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran on well to go 2nd close home in a busy finish for the minor placings.
3 6 GALLANT VALOUR (H323) B Avdulla B/TT Close up in 4th, loomed a threat top of straight, responded well and kept battling to take 3rd in a busy finish for the minor placings.
4 4 KYRUS DRAGON (H396) K Teetan H/XB Settled in mid-division 2-wide 4Ls off the pace, little change in position home turn, fought on steadily final 300M, claimed 4th in a blanket finish for the minor placings.
5 5 CALIFORNIA TOUCH (J051) M Chadwick TT Jumped well and soon found the lead, led uncontested, kept going well on straightening, headed passing 150M, faded late to finish 5th.
6 3 WINGS OF WAR (H162) H Bowman B Caught racing wide no cover in a position ahead of midfield, ran on mildly final 300M, not beaten far behind 2nd and 3rd in a blanket finish for the minor placings.
7 10 MONTA FRUTTA (H455) A Badel H/TT From draw 1 moved up to track the pace in 3rd, fought hard in the straight throughout, only lost 3rd 150M, beaten to 7th in a blanket finish for the minor placings.
8 7 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) C L Chau TT Dropped back from wide draw, held up in last 6-7Ls off the pace, had difficulty obtaining clear running 350-250M before making some progress final stages.
9 11 VON BAER (K198) B Thompson -- Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear along the fence, failed to close off the race passing 400M.
10 1 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) R Moore P- Unable to slot in from draw 8, obliged to race three wide in midfield throughout the race, lay in and finished the race off only fairly.
11 9 AUTOMATED (K177) M L Yeung TT1 Crowded for room after the start, obtained a position in midfield, couldn't go on passing 300M, weakened 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