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Race 2 (454)

HARCOURT HANDICAP   Rating:-   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 EXPLORER (BK172) B Marcus -- Jumped outwards. Settled 2nd on rails. Broke away inside 400 M. Held commanding lead over final stages. (Saddle slipped.) (To Class 3.)
2 1 CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) F Coetzee -- Travelled 3rd to 300 M. Quickened to 2nd but unable to make impression on winner over final 200 M.
3 2 GAY PEGASUS II (BK114) J Marshall -- Racing 4th from 1000 M to home bend, straightening 5th. Reached 3rd inside 200 M. Stayed on.
4 13 GREEN MAPLE (BK108) W H Tse -- In leading bunch to 1200 M, dropping to 11th by 1000 M. Made headway to midfield at home bend with further gain inside 200 M.
5 4 MING RIVER (BK007) G Childs -- Remained 6th to 200 M. Kept on gamely to line.
6 3 LEPRECHAUN (BK116) D Murphy -- Wide early. Led narrowly from 1100 M to 500 M. Weakened from 2nd at 300 M.
7 11 HAPPY VICTORY (BK002) D Gauci -- Settled 5th, gaining along rails to 4th early in straight. One-paced final 200 M.
8 14 HAPPY BIRTHDAY (BK013) C K Tse -- Midfield throughout. Slight gain closing stages.
9 8 TREASURE (BK098) C W Choi -- Wide early. Dropped from 7th at 1000 M to 10th at 500 M. Well beaten.
10 10 SPLENDID FEELING (BK011) S M Tam -- Always well back.
11 7 THE CHAMP (BK165) K H Ting -- Some gain from 13th at 1000 M to 9th into straight. Never nearer.
12 12 HIGH REWARD (BK167) C F Chan -- Last early. Remained in rear throughout.
13 5 RABBIT BO BO (BK144) L T Leung -- Never a factor.
14 6 SOURCE OF LIFE (BK110) C H Yip -- Slow into stride. Last throughout.
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