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Race 7 (199)

HUNG SHUI KIU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 LOVERO (H451) Y L Chung TT Shared early pace on rail before taken back for cover in 3rd behind race leader, fought on dourly under pressure to hold every chance but carried in closing stages. (Finished 2nd, placed 1st.)
2 12 SUPER UNICORN (H481) Z Purton TT Prominent early, forced to steady 1200M out, soon recovered to 2L 5th in back straight, well poised to challenge turning in 4-wide, quickened well to lead over 200M out, shifted in inside the 100M. (Finished 1st, placed 2nd.)
3 6 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) K C Leung CP2/TT Settled in rear of midfield in 8th, soon came to challenge upon straightening, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening.
4 8 I CAN (H381) A Badel H/TT Settled in around midfield on rail, obtained clear run 200M out, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish.
5 2 SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) J McDonald -- Settled well behind from the widest draw and waited with, trailed the field to home straight, ran on well down the inside only to be swamped for a placing late.
6 7 SILO (J399) L Ferraris CP Gradually settled towards rear 3-wide in 10th, gained closer to 9th in slackened pace approaching home bend, swung widest into straight, ran on under pressure without threatening.
7 9 SOLEIL FIGHTER (J127) M F Poon XB Pressed forward from a poor draw settling 2-wide in 2nd alongside race leader, came to dispute lead rounding home bend but unable to sustain effort and weakened inside final 250M.
8 3 APACHE PASS (D433) A Atzeni B/TT- Hampered at start settling in worse than midfield on rail, drifted steadily further back in back straight reaching 11th despite coming under pressure, short-lived effort after saving ground home turn, folded up inside the 100M.
9 10 TOY SOLTERO (J268) B Thompson SR/XB Soon taken back, remained in last few near the rail, commenced move rounding home bend and saved ground turning in for home, run ended about 150M out.
10 11 SECOND TO NONE (H319) C Y Ho -- Settled 3-wide in midfield from a wide draw about 3L off the pace, came under pressure rounding home bend swinging wider into straight, found nothing under pressure.
11 5 TOURBILLON PRINCE (H122) H Bowman TT Broke well from a poor draw, pressed forward out wide before settling some 2L back in 4th 3-wide without cover, closer to lead when pace slackened approaching home bend, weakened noticeably into straight.
12 1 HELENE WARRIOR (J207) E C W Wong XB/TT Pressed forward from a poor draw to obtain lead on rail passing the 1200M, under pressure when joined passing the 400M, folded up quickly on straightening.
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