Happy Valley results · Wed, 6 Mar 2024

9 races · going GOOD · rail B

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Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 6 Mar 2024

COURIER MAGIC R2 at 41.0 · surprise · CELESTIAL COLOURS R7 at 7.7 · HAPPY SOUL R9 at 6.3 · AMAZING TEENS R3 at 6.1 · SOLAR PARTNER R6 at 5.1 · STRONGEST BOY R8 at 4.1 · COLONEL R1 at 3.9 · COLOURFUL EMPEROR R4 at 3.6 · RED HARE KING R5 at 2.9

Race 1 · Class 5 · 1200m Turf

Won by COLONEL at 3.9 · 1:10.68 · sectionals 24.00 · 23.29 · 11.75 · 11.54 · 23.39 · 11.38 · 12.01

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	COLONEL (3)	L Ferraris	3	133	1190	Leader	3.9
	Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight, won by a narrow margin.
2	YOUNG HORIZON (7)	K C Leung	2	132	1179	Leader	5.0
	Average to begin, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3	VIVA A LA (10)	A Badel	6	120	1115	Stalker	5.2
	Jumped with them, raced in 2nd, 1-1/2L back on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place, always just held.
4	WIND SPEEDER (2)	C L Chau	7	132	1078	Midfield	14.0
	Commenced well, raced in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, closed off well to make frame, nearest on line.
5	NOIR RIDER (12)	M L Yeung	4	115	1183	Midfield	24.0
	Began well, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, kept on same pace to the line.
6	RATTAN WORLD (1)	A Hamelin	1	135	1109	Midfield	7.6
	Moderately away from gate 1, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.)
7	H Z TOURBILLON (9)	H Bentley	12	130	1028	Closer	30.0
	Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 11 lengths back, still well back on turn, made some headway in straight.
8	NORDIC COMBINED (6)	Z Purton	5	132	1073	Closer	10.0
	Taken back to race at rear on the inside, 10 lengths back turning in, passed some tired runners in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
9	DEVIL AND GOLD (11)	B Thompson	8	117	1130	Midfield	20.0
	Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made no impression in straight.
10	DAILY TROPHY (5)	E C W Wong	9	122	1136	Stalker	24.0
	Jumped well, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, 7 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight.
11	SONIC BOOM (4)	H Bowman	10	133	1111	Midfield	18.0
	Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 8 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight.
12	GENERAL ACE (8)	K De Melo	11	131	1081	Closer	18.0
	Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a threat. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 2 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf

Won by COURIER MAGIC at 41.0 · 1:40.91 · sectionals 28.01 · 22.92 · 24.59 · 12.21 · 12.38 · 25.39 · 12.70 · 12.69

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	COURIER MAGIC (5)	B Thompson	3	131	1062	Closer	41.0
	Began awkwardly losing ground, travelled over 4L back in 4th early in back stages, gained 3rd and closer to race leader when pace slackened in back straight, responded well to assert authority 100 metres out.
2	MASTER OF LUCK (6)	B Avdulla	12	128	1133	Stalker	19.0
	Settled well behind and waited with, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, shifted out for a run inside final 200 metres and finished off the race strongly.
3	BIG TWO (4)	H Bentley	1	131	1149	Stalker	5.2
	Restrained just off the pace in 2nd jointly or outright within 2L of pace, closer to leader when pace slackened rounding home bend, hit the front briefly 200 metres out but lost 2nd late.
4	REGENCY HAPPY STAR (7)	A Badel	4	127	1047	Midfield	6.3
	Gradually settled in midfield some 5L off the pace, dropped to 8th onto home bend before coming under pressure to challenge, snuck up on rail into straight reaching within 1L of leaders but unable to sustain effort close to home.
5	MEDIC ELITE (3)	H Bowman	5	133	1112	Midfield	3.9
	Settled in mid-division of strung-out field, commenced move passing the 600 metres and went wide for a run into straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 100 metres.
6	CHARMING STEED (8)	A Hamelin	8	126	1071	Stalker	8.4
	Soon took up running setting a cracking pace around first bend, steadied up the pace in back straight coming back to within 1.5L of the main body of the field, unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 200 metres.
7	HANG'S CHOICE (11)	K De Melo	10	120	1099	Midfield	24.0
	Settled towards rear from a poor draw, produced short-lived effort on rail rounding home bend gaining 5L 5th into straight, made no further impression.
8	STORMTROUPER (2)	Z Purton	11	135	1100	Midfield	10.0
	Taken back to last few from a poor draw, commenced move rounding home bend sneaking closer on rail on final turn, made no impression in the run to the line.
9	MISTER ARM (12)	H T Mo	6	113	1040	Leader	41.0
	Ridden early before settling in midfield or just worse, given reminders early in back straight, dropped further back out of contention rounding home bend.
10	JAZZ CLUB (1)	M Chadwick	7	135	1149	Stalker	12.0
	Pressed forward from a poor draw reaching within 2.5L in 2nd on first bend against strong pace, drafted slightly backward to 3rd 950 metres out, gave ground noticeably from 4th inside final 600 metres.
11	BRILLIANT PIONEER (10)	L Ferraris	2	122	1034	Midfield	6.0
	Broke well from a low draw settling in remote 4th or 5th, gave ground steadily from about 600 metres out. (Blood in trachea)
12	BAYVIEW STAR (9)	C L Chau	9	121	1261	Closer	120.0
	Travelled in last few on rail after moderate start, came under pressure from half-way out before dropping to tail-end rounding home bend.

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf

Won by AMAZING TEENS at 6.1 · 1:51.02 · sectionals 13.86 · 23.53 · 24.47 · 24.00 · 11.86 · 12.14 · 25.16 · 12.24 · 12.92

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	AMAZING TEENS (4)	A Badel	7	131	1086	Midfield	6.1
	Chased the leader 2 wide, traveled comfortably, commenced to improve rounding the Turn, closed off nicely.
2	SERANGOON (3)	H Bentley	11	132	1109	Midfield	9.2
	Settled rear, switched out rounding the Turn, made good progress over the final 75M.
3	PEGASUS GENERAL (5)	Y L Chung	8	126	1027	Closer	8.7
	Sat towards rear 3 wide, traveled okay, ran on evenly.
4	RUNNING AHEAD (9)	C L Chau	5	120	1042	Stalker	18.0
	Settled in front of midfield, traveled smoothly, angled out at the Turn, finished off okay.
5	KYRUS UNICORN (10)	B Avdulla	3	121	1110	Midfield	5.1
	Sat handy on the rail, dropped back inside 650M, picked up again in the Straight, ran on fairly.
6	DARCI JOY (2)	A Hamelin	1	132	1067	Stalker	5.7
	Sat midfield, steadied in the early Straight when crowded, one pace to the line.
7	TO INFINITY (8)	M Chadwick	10	123	1032	Midfield	21.0
	Sat towards rear, weakened slightly near the 550M, minor progress made when asked.
8	ROYAL PRIDE (7)	M L Yeung	12	123	1091	Midfield	11.0
	Sat handy, raced wide throughout, weakened notably inside 100M.
9	ABSOLUTE SUNSHINE (1)	H Bowman	4	134	1111	Midfield	6.5
	Settled behind midfield, limited response when asked, could not be ridden out (See Incident Report).
10	V LOVE YOU (11)	B Thompson	2	121	1090	Stalker	23.0
	Jumped only fairly, sat towards rear, no impression made.
11	AROMATICA (12)	K C Leung	9	120	1177	Closer	49.0
	Sat towards rear, always rear 3 wide, no contention.
12	SUPER BABY (6)	L Ferraris	6	131	1175	Leader	19.0
	Ridden along to lead, weakened notably inside 150M, gradually faded.

Race 4 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by COLOURFUL EMPEROR at 3.6 · 1:10.12 · sectionals 23.53 · 22.83 · 11.06 · 11.77 · 23.76 · 11.99 · 11.77

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	COLOURFUL EMPEROR (5)	Y L Chung	7	117	1037	Leader	3.6
	Led after start before being joined near the 950m mark & raced outside the leader thereafter. Improved to regain lead near 200m, was challenged inside last furlong but was just too strong in final 50m to win.
2	ACT OF FAITH (6)	B Avdulla	8	120	1068	Stalker	10.0
	Raced in fourth along the rail. Raced tight on straightening when moving into clear running, moved close to lead at 200m, tried very hard, overcome by leader in final 50m but finished well clear of third.
3	HARMONY N BLESSED (1)	K C Leung	2	135	1196	Leader	5.7
	Improved to share lead near 950m & then take outright lead soon after. Joined & headed by winner near 200m, battled on to hold well beaten third.
4	LIGHTNING BOLT (3)	H Bowman	4	127	1172	Closer	7.3
	Got back to race second last away from the rail. Bumped, unbalanced & lost a length near the 450m, continued rearward on straightening, made some headway down the outside late, laid inwards near line when closing to 4th.
5	MEGA BONUS (8)	A Badel	9	118	1251	Leader	21.0
	Improved around the first bend when racing wide before moving closer to rail and getting 1,1 position from about the 700m. Was only 2L from the lead entering last section, finished off only one paced in last furlong.
6	ATOMIC FORCE (2)	H Bentley	5	129	1147	Midfield	4.1
	Obtained position in midfield away from the rail after the start. Eased wider entering last section when 3.5L from the lead, finished off only steadily down the outside & made no impression.
7	LUCKY ARCHANGEL (4)	C L Chau	1	125	1170	Leader	9.7
	Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Was just over 3L from the lead entering last section, stayed along the rail in straight until shifting outwards passing 200m, finished off only moderately in concluding stages.
8	BEAUTY GLORY (7)	Z Purton	6	120	1165	Stalker	9.1
	Slow & crowded at start & then shifted back to the rear. Was last and 6.5L from the lead entering last section, stayed near the inside in last furlong, not ridden out fully in final strides but was no factor at that stage.
9	ROMANTIC NOVELIST (9)	M Chadwick	3	118	1076	no history	31.0
	Slow to begin before improving along rail after first bend to race third last. Was just under 5L from the lead entering last section, blundered on straightening, shifted out passing 150m but never challenged & finished last.

Race 5 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by RED HARE KING at 2.9 · 1:41.13 · sectionals 28.19 · 24.38 · 24.46 · 12.28 · 12.18 · 24.10 · 11.99 · 12.11

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	RED HARE KING (7)	M Chadwick	4	122	1095	Leader	2.9
	Clean jump, raced 3 wide with no cover, 3-1/2L back, a bit closer on turn, closed off well to score by a neck.
2	WINNING DRAGON (2)	B Avdulla	9	135	1075	Stalker	19.0
	Taken back to race towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck.
3	GALLANT WAKING (1)	H Bowman	7	135	1113	Midfield	12.0
	Made contact at start, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer after passing 650M, 3 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, closed off well to take a place.
4	ALL BEAUTY (8)	K C Leung	2	120	1188	Midfield	7.4
	Out in line, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few in the closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.)
5	LUCKY EIGHT (6)	H Bentley	8	123	1165	Stalker	11.0
	Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening.
6	STAR CONTACT (5)	C L Chau	5	122	1216	Stalker	16.0
	Began only fairly and made contact, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, no clear run approaching 200M, cleared 100M, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.)
7	QUANTUM PATCH (4)	Z Purton	6	130	1149	Midfield	4.9
	Made contact at start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and made minor progress.
8	CHARITY BINGO (9)	A Badel	1	119	1052	Closer	6.1
	Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M.
9	ROCKET SPADE (3)	L Ferraris	3	134	1139	no history	10.0
	Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 2-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (Blood in trachea.)

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SOLAR PARTNER at 5.1 · 1:10.48 · sectionals 23.37 · 22.79 · 11.24 · 11.55 · 24.32 · 12.12 · 12.20

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	SOLAR PARTNER (1)	H Bowman	6	135	1223	Stalker	5.1
	Jumped with the field, settled midfield 2 wide, closed off nicely to score.
2	CHEER FOR SOUTH (12)	Y L Chung	7	111	1055	Leader	7.8
	Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, made good progress center of the track, got 2nd final stride.
3	SUPER EAGLE (9)	A Badel	3	122	1087	Stalker	5.2
	Settled in front of midfield on the rail, angled out in the Straight, showed some dash early but only one pace after 150M.
4	YODA'S CHOICE (6)	Z Purton	1	127	1139	no history	4.4
	A bit slow into stride, ridden along early to be handy on the rail, held up early in the Straight, closed off fairly.
5	PARTY WARRIOR (5)	K De Melo	4	127	1026	Closer	12.0
	Raced in a midfield position on the rail, made minor headway.
6	E UNIVERSE (2)	C L Chau	9	130	1040	Stalker	28.0
	Jumped okay and restrained early to sit towards the rear 2 wide, stayed on okay, made some late ground.
7	COUNTRY DANCER (8)	B Avdulla	10	124	1122	Midfield	8.8
	Steadied after the start and moved across towards the rail, saved ground and made its run on the rail, run peaked final 150M.
8	RAGNARR (3)	L Ferraris	8	131	1070	Leader	23.0
	Caught 3 wide no cover midfield, one pace to the finish.
9	ACE POWER (4)	H Bentley	2	127	1100	no history	12.0
	Not the quickest out, showed good early to be prominent, weakened final furlong.
10	SUPER AXIOM (11)	H T Mo	5	119	1260	Leader	11.0
	Showed good early pace to lead, weakened and faded final 150M.
11	HAPPY FEELING (10)	A Hamelin	12	121	1059	Midfield	43.0
	Sat at the rear, never a factor.
12	GLORIOUS EXPERT (7)	K C Leung	11	125	1118	no history	80.0
	Raced ungenerously early, settled last, never in contention. (See Incident Report) (Lost right front plate)

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by CELESTIAL COLOURS at 7.7 · 1:09.89 · sectionals 23.81 · 22.29 · 11.03 · 11.26 · 23.79 · 11.60 · 12.19

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	CELESTIAL COLOURS (2)	H Bowman	7	133	1156	Leader	7.7
	Pressed forward from a poor draw gaining narrow advantage off the rail, led until headed about 600 metres out, renewed effort from close 2nd into straight to gain upper hand 100 metres out.
2	KAHOLO ANGEL (4)	E C W Wong	1	116	1132	Stalker	2.7
	Shared pace on rail before gaining narrow advantage 600 metres out, kicked 1L clear into straight but unable to sustain effort and swamped 100 metres out .
3	GOLDEN EMPIRE (3)	Z Purton	3	131	1085	Stalker	5.5
	Broke well sharing early pace briefly before taken back for 4th over 2L back before first turn, slightly further off the pace when tempo increased 800 metres out, kept on steadily under pressure in straight without quickening.
4	CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (5)	L Ferraris	2	125	1086	Closer	10.0
	Settled in midfield in 5th about 5L off the pace, saved ground turning in for home, fought on steadily under pressure along the rail without threatening.
5	GOLDEN LONG (9)	M Chadwick	4	120	1079	Stalker	4.2
	Soon recovered from moderate start to 7th some 5L off the pace on rail, further away from pace when tempo increased around home bend, produced good late impression in the run to the line.
6	HAPPY TRIO (8)	B Thompson	8	122	1074	Stalker	25.0
	Vied for lead from a poor draw settling one back in 3rd for cover 800 metres out, came under pressure when some 3L back rounding home bend, found no extra after straightening.
7	WATCH BUDDY (1)	H Bentley	9	134	1127	Leader	7.4
	Taken well back from the widest draw, gained closer to second last spot 900 metres out, wide rounding home bend and into straight, ran on past well-beaten horses in the run to the line.
8	GOOD LUCK WIN (7)	A Badel	6	122	1103	no history	63.0
	Always well behind and never seen with a chance
9	GOLDEN TITLE (6)	Y L Chung	5	117	1166	no history	78.0
	Settled in rear of midfield, yielded ground when tempo increased 800 metres out, made no further impression.

Race 8 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by STRONGEST BOY at 4.1 · 1:41.87 · sectionals 29.07 · 24.27 · 24.69 · 12.47 · 12.22 · 23.84 · 11.85 · 11.99

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	STRONGEST BOY (8)	Z Purton	6	120	1078	Closer	4.1
	Bumped on jumping. restrained in midfield along the 2-path in a slowly run race, remained 3L behind leader at 400M, came with a well-timed run to lead near line for maiden victory.
2	CORDYCEPS ONE (4)	H Bentley	5	124	1098	Leader	6.2
	Soon led, allowed an easy lead early and middle stages, kept on well when driven out passing 300M, caught by winner close home.
3	CAN'T GO WONG (10)	A Badel	9	116	1158	Midfield	12.0
	From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, made his move on outside home turn, moved up to 3rd near 200M but no match for first two late stages.
4	UNITED ENDEAVORS (12)	M L Yeung	1	115	1125	Stalker	7.6
	From draw one moved up to track leaders, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, failed to find extra final 150M, comfortably held by leaders towards the finish.
5	PO ON WAY (9)	M Chadwick	12	117	1108	Midfield	21.0
	From wide draw shifted across behind runners, reserved in last off a slow pace 10Ls back on settling, pushed along 500M, ran on well in the straight but too much to do.
6	INVINCIBLE MISSILE (2)	K H Chan	3	123	1123	Closer	27.0
	Slow to begin, held his position midfield, came wide home turn and was just fair to the line. No threat to leaders.
7	SURE JOYFUL (3)	H Bowman	7	126	1073	Midfield	3.1
	Chased leaders, little change throughout the race, lacked a turn of foot early straight, lost 3rd spot 250M and out of contention. (Jockey fined for failing to ride out to the satisfaction of the Stewards.)
8	D STAR (1)	Y L Chung	11	130	1068	Midfield	18.0
	Soon towards the rear, held up near last 8Ls off the slow pace, gave limited response on straightening, never in the hunt.
9	CHEONG FAT (6)	B Avdulla	10	121	1137	Closer	20.0
	Jumped awkwardly and shifted across behind runners from wide draw, worse than midfield 6Ls on the turn, didn't finish it off.
10	RIGHT HONOURABLE (11)	B Thompson	2	115	1037	Closer	39.0
	Settled down midfield 4-5Ls off the slow pace, failed to respond when placed under pressure on straightening. Never dangerous.
11	TAKE ACTION (5)	K C Leung	8	124	1150	Stalker	13.0
	Caught wide early stages, strode forward passing 1100M to race outside the lead, under the pump 500M before giving ground early straight.
WV-A	STARSHIP EIGHTY (7)	A Hamelin	—	121	—	Midfield	—

Race 9 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by HAPPY SOUL at 6.3 · 1:10.77 · sectionals 23.82 · 23.00 · 11.32 · 11.68 · 23.95 · 11.86 · 12.09

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	HAPPY SOUL (9)	K De Melo	2	122	1073	Midfield	6.3
	Crowded shortly after start, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on the inside, 2 wide from 400M, showed very good response in straight, took the lead 100M, kept on strongly to the line, won by 2 lengths.
2	LUCKY PLANET (11)	H Bentley	9	119	1070	Stalker	8.0
	Bumped start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, angled out 350M, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner.
3	HAPPY GOLF (1)	B Avdulla	4	135	1203	Midfield	12.0
	Out in line, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, angled out after passing 400M, very wide into straight, closed off well to take a place without threatening.
4	LYRICAL MOTION (3)	H Bowman	8	130	1106	Stalker	5.5
	Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, 5-1/2L back on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame.
5	HERO STAR (12)	Y L Chung	12	112	1153	Leader	15.0
	Began smartly from gate 12, took the early lead, headed 900M, retook the lead 550M, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter.
6	TOGEPI (2)	L Ferraris	5	134	1056	Midfield	9.7
	Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, there to turn, angled out 350M, taken wide in straight and made some progress.
7	JOYFUL LIFE (10)	K C Leung	10	121	1106	Leader	11.0
	Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, took the lead near 900M, headed 550M, 1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M.
8	FLYING PHANTOM (7)	Z Purton	6	126	1030	Stalker	3.8
	Made contact shortly after start, raced 3 wide, 1-1/2L back, wider turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
9	HIGH RISE SOLDIER (4)	A Hamelin	11	128	1077	Midfield	57.0
	Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, passed some tired runners in straight. (Right front suspensory ligament injury on the day after racing.)
10	SERGEANT PEPPER (5)	C L Chau	1	125	1174	Leader	15.0
	Jumped well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, travelled keenly in the early stages, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
11	TEAM HAPPY (6)	A Badel	7	127	1233	no history	17.0
	Crowded shortly after start, raced in midfield on the outside, peaked on turn, weakened final 400M.
12	MISTER FOX (8)	B Thompson	3	125	1079	no history	60.0
	Crowded shortly after start, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, weakened early in straight. (Irregular heart rhythm.)