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Race 1 (595)

DAEJEON HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GOLD VELVET (V400) C Schofield B2 Settled in midfield in 6th near the rail, switched 5 wide turning for home, hit the front 200 metres out, won easily.
2 9 JOLLY AMBER (V392) C Y Ho -- Moderate start, settled just worse than midfield in 8th, came under pressure rounding home bend, fought on steadily down the centre of the straight to snatch 2nd late.
3 10 DYNAMIC LIONS (A122) M L Yeung B Led early, ceded advantage for one back rail position turning into back straight, angled out to challenge entering home straight but failed to quicken to threaten.
4 12 WINNINGLI (V377) K C Ng B/TT Niggled at early, settled just off the pace in 5th mainly some 3L back on the rail, saved ground turning in and held some chance early in straight, failed to quicken to threaten.
5 4 DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) N Callan TT Taken back to rail from a wide gate, blundered passing the winning post the first time, gained closer to 9th approaching the Rock, saved ground turning in, fought on steadily under pressure.
6 7 THE LEGEND (A318) J Moreira B1 Broke well from a wide-ish draw, settled 1L back in 2nd 2-wide, came under strong pressure turning in, ran home one-paced.
7 1 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) D Whyte B/TT Slowly away, soon taken across for rails run towards the rear in 8th, gained slightly closer to 7th passing the 800 metres, came under pressure rounding home bend and saved ground turning in, ran home one-paced.
8 11 HAPPY CENTURY (T042) M Chadwick TT Pressed forward from a wide draw, took up running 1200 metres out, led until overhauled inside the final 200 metres.
9 8 TORNEY (A063) K C Leung B Slightly slow out, soon picked up to 5th some 3L back, improved slightly to 4th in back straight, came under pressure rounding home bend, soon weakened under pressure after straightening.
10 6 EASTERN PROWESS (V295) B Prebble H/V1 Always struggling at the back.
11 3 EXCELLENCE (T314) Z Purton H/PC/TT Settled in last few, never seen with a chance. (Questioned for disappointing performance)
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