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Race 2 (194)

YUEN LONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 TAKE ACTION (J098) K Teetan -- From draw 1 restrained to race in midfield, worked into the race well 350M, quickened up to lead mid-straight, joined by rival final 150M, gamely prevailed by nose after a duel.
2 10 NINJA DERBY (H339) Z Purton H/TT Reserved in mid-division, travelled well into straight, made good headway and vied for the lead over final 100M, just denied by nose.
3 2 STURDY RUBY (H207) C Y Ho TT Not hurried after the start, raced as the back-marker 8-9Ls off leader, brought widest home and finished off nicely for 3rd.
4 4 APOLAR FIGHTER (J169) A Atzeni CP-/B2/TT Settled behind midfield in first half of the race, drifted back to near the rear entering home turn, brought wide into straight and came with a moderate finish.
5 3 SNOWALOT (E397) B Thompson B Crowded on jumping, dropped back to race near the tail of the field, plenty of work to do 400M, closed off well without threatening first few.
6 9 WINDICATOR FAMILY (H419) A Badel B Given a waiting ride towards the rear, saved ground on inside but was held up for clear running home turn, steadied 250M when trying to get through a narrow gap, kept on fairly final 200M.
7 5 DOUBLE WIN (H382) L Hewitson XB/TT Stayed close enough to leaders throughout, quickened to challenge for lead early straight but run ended 200M, no extra close home. (Bled.)
8 8 UNITED ENDEAVORS (G030) M L Yeung H/TT Led early stages before settling back in 5th, couldn't quicken enough on straightening, no threat from 200M.
9 12 YODA'S CHOICE (J146) M F Poon CP/TT Jumped awkwardly, went forward pressing the pace, in 3rd place making the home turn but couldn't sustain run early straight, drifted out of contention 250M.
10 7 FOOLISH HEART (J054) K C Leung B/TT Jumped awkwardly then dropped back to race at the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M but failed to make much progress.
11 1 HARMONY GALAXY (J266) J McDonald TT Jumped awkwardly, took up running 1200M, pressed by rival middle stages and under pressure home turn, soon dropped away. (Jockey: Not intended to lead, disadvantaged by being pressured in the lead.)
12 6 YEAH BUDDY (J430) M Chadwick B-/H/V1/TT Caught racing wide no cover early stages then ridden forward to take up a position outside the lead, came up empty on straightening, weakened rapidly to finish 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