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Race 6 (748)

CROOKED ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) J Moreira B/H/TT Raced towards the rear, 10L behind 2 wide, made good ground and kept on strongly to score by 2-1/2L.
2 2 GO GO WIN (S073) M F Poon -- Sent forward, raced prominently in a 2 wide position, 3-3/4L off the lead, kept on going nicely to the line.
3 12 BORN TO RACE (T383) C Y Ho B1/TT Bumped start, settled in midfield, 6-1/2L behind 2 wide, maintained run and finished off well to the line.
4 10 VICTORY FOLLOW ME (V182) H T Mo TT Slow to jump, in behind midfield, 8-3/4L off along the rail, good dash before crowded at 250M, ran on well.
5 8 GENTRY (V042) C Schofield XB Rolled forward to race in box-seat, sat 5-1/4L off, kept on until 150M when couldn't find extra.
6 7 CONTRIBUTION (A146) Z Purton B/TT Sent forward to lead but raced unkindly, established a margin of 3-3/4L at 800M, flattened passing 150M.
7 6 EXCELLENCE (T314) N Callan H/PC/TT Eased and settled towards the rear, 10-1/4L behind along the rail, saved ground and kept on going to the line.
8 11 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) K Teetan -- Very awkward start, settled at the rear 12-1/4L behind, along the rail until 400M, made ground and ran on okay.
9 1 CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) U Rispoli XB Settled in midfield, 8-1/2L behind 2 wide, showed little in the straight, not a factor.
10 4 LET'S TAKE IT EASY (A140) K C Ng H Eased back, raced at the rear, 11-3/4L behind 2 wide, kept on but did not improve.
11 5 RAGING BULL (S370) O Doleuze -- Rolled forward, settled in one-off one-back position, 5-1/4L behind, dropped off badly rounding turn. (Heart irregularity and lame left front leg)
PU 9 WIN FOR CHARITY (V244) C Murray H/TT Began awkwardly and then ridden forward, pulled up near 1500M as jockey was concerned about the horse's action.
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