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Race 3 (019)

OCEAN PARK HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1400m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GOLDEN ERA (BK115) P Strydom -- Soon led, headed by runner-up over 200 M out but fought on gamely to re-gain advantage nearing finish.
2 14 LOCAL COLOUR (BH094) L Cassidy -- Tracked leader, hit the front over 200 M out but unable to sustain effort and caught nearing home.
3 13 SHINING WINNER (BL141) E Saint-Martin -- Always thereabouts, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening in straight.
4 2 GAINSBOROUGH'S BOY (BL182) F Coetzee B Ridden and given reminders early stages before settling in mid-division, made steady progress from 6th, some 3-1/2Ls off pace, into straight to miss 3rd narrowly.
5 7 WALK BIG (BL086) D Whyte -- Began well, settling in prominent position to straight, then faded.
6 1 SUPER FELLOW (BK078) C W Choi -- Towards rear until making some impression closing stages. (Enquiry held.)
7 10 FAT CITY (BJ012) B Marcus -- Towards rear early stages, improved to mid-division home bend, no further progress and one-paced in straight.
8 4 VITALITY (BL100) W H Tse -- Never better than mid-division.
9 9 QUICK SILVER (BM086) E Legrix -- Mid-division to straight, then gradually faded.
10 12 SUNNYLAND (BH236) H K Cheung -- Never in the hunt.
11 8 ROYAL HORSE (BK068) C F Chan -- Mid-division early stages, dropped to rear home bend and not a factor thereafter.
12 11 MERRY MAPLE (BM038) T Kwok B Niggled along in mid-division before dropping towards rear home bend. Checked and lost further ground early in straight.
13 5 NIGHTSTALKER (BM036) P Robinson -- Mid-division early, improved to 5th rounding home bend and was some 3Ls off lead turning into straight, but soon weakened.
14 6 AIM ON KRIS (BL067) K C Chan -- Prominent briefly and soon dropped to rear, tailed off home bend.
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