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Race 4 (497)

JAFFE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 KING'S MAN (V156) A Sanna V Began fairly, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, showed very good response early in straight, took the lead 200M, kept on well to hold off the late challengers to score narrowly.
2 5 KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) M Chadwick B/TT Taken back from the widest draw, outpaced and became detached from the field in the early stages, gradually recovered, 5 lengths or so back on turn, finished off very strongly, just missed by a head. (See Racing Incidents.)
3 9 JOLLY GAINS (A276) K Teetan H Taken back from a wide draw, positioned on rail at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, gradually moved closer in the middle stages, 4 lengths back on turn, angled out early in straight and finished off well to take 3rd.
4 7 POLYMER LUCK (T326) C Schofield BO/XB Away with them, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, headed near 200M, kept on evenly to the line.
5 12 EXCELLENCE (T314) H N Wong H/PC/TT Taken back to race at rear, 6 lengths back, same margin back to turn, made some progress in straight without threatening.
6 4 CONTRIBUTION (A146) K C Ng B/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide, 2 lengths back early, 3 wide in the middle stages but still without cover, slightly improved from 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
7 6 PO CHING TREASURE (S388) C Y Ho B Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position to turn, angled out from 450M, failed to close off in straight.
8 1 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) K C Leung B/TT Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 to 3 wide, 5 lengths back, similar positon on turn, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
9 8 GLORY STAR (T336) Z Purton B/TT Average to begin, sat 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, showed no response early in straight, dropped off gradually from 150M.
10 2 THE SYLPH (T055) N Callan SR/TT Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M. (Blood in trachea.)
11 11 AEROLUMINANCE (V213) M L Yeung B/TT Fast into stride, sent forward to sit outside the leader in 2nd, got cover from near 700M, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 10 MY BLESSING (V164) M F Poon CP/XB/TT Jumped with them, raced prominently but wide, shared lead for a short distance after 800M, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight, dropped off gradually thereafter.
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