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Race 1 (189)

SO KON PO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 WIN METHOD (K406) H Bentley B/TT Began well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, wider turning in, finished off strongly, led close home.
2 11 SNOWTHORN (K025) R Kingscote TT Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home.
3 3 FREE PONY (K229) A Badel P Began well from a wide draw, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield early, commenced move 500M, very wide turning in, made very good progress early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
4 4 WINNING NOW (K532) C L Chau B Jumped well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly in straight.
5 7 GENIUS BABY (K132) K Teetan B-/XB1/TT Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run near 250M, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 5 UP WITH CHARM (K139) C Y Ho B/H1 Jumped with them, made contact shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, one-paced in the run home.
7 6 ABSOLUTE LUCKY (K070) A Atzeni TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back turning in, passed some tired runners in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 8 CRYSTAL POWERFUL (H068) M Chadwick B/TT Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, 3 wide in the early stages, 2 wide from 800M, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 10 BASIC INSTINCT (K289) M F Poon H1/P1 Began only fairly from gate 1, showed no early speed, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, no clear run 200M to 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
10 9 DASH (K250) D Probert CP/SR/TT Made contact shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, travelled keenly in the early stages, 6 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight.
11 2 WAVE GARDEN (K209) K C Leung CP-/XB/B1/TT Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 wide towards rear, a bit closer on turn, made no progress in straight.
12 1 SIR CHARGE (K361) H Bowman TT Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
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