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Race 5 (109)

SHUN HING HANDICAP   Rating:72-48   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 COLOURS HERO (BK090) P Hutchinson -- Settled in midfield. Made steady headway early in straight before running on well inside final 200 M to grab the lead towards finish. (See Racing Incidents.)
2 8 HERCULES (BK129) Y S Wong -- Held 5th early stages. Made swift progress 3-wide rounding Home Bend. Hit front upon straightening, kicking 1L clear 200 M out, but worn down close home.
3 5 STAR OF MARBLE (BJ096) C W Choi -- Jumped well but soon settled in midfield. Ran on well from 9th into straight to be nearest at finish.
4 9 RACING ACE (BK048) E Legrix -- Niggled along early and soon took up running. Led until headed upon straightening. Kept on same pace to the line. (Steadied inside 200 M.)
5 3 CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) W Ryan -- Well there before dropping back steadily Home Bend. Kept on from 7th into straight before recovering good ground closing stages.
6 11 DETERMINATER (BJ166) B Marcus -- Midfield. Improved to 5th into straight. Kept on steadily without threatening.
7 14 THINK TANK (BJ092) J Marshall -- In rear before making up good ground inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish.
8 13 HUMDINGER (BE043) L F Chung -- Towards rear before making steady progress along rails down straight.
9 2 EASTERN STAR (BK202) D Holland -- Well there. Was fading steadily when checked passing 200 M.
10 7 FINANCIAL LEADER (BG359) D Gauci -- Well back with some impression closing stages. (Enquiry held.)
11 6 A SECRET WEAPON (BK164) H K Yim -- Never in contention.
12 4 SILVER ARROW (BJ138) A S Cruz -- Towards rear. Midfield into straight but could find nothing.
13 10 ROYAL PRIDE (BJ233) E Saint-Martin -- Midfield early. Improved to 3rd rounding Home Bend but weakened upon straightening.
14 12 SEND A SIGNAL (BK089) G Mosse -- Soon rear. Never a danger.
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