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Race 7 (302)

EASTERN HOSPITAL HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   2000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 CHARISMA (BM221) D Harrison B Midfield. Steady progress rounding home bend and was widest turning in. Responded well in straight until hampered by winner inside final 100 M. (Finished 2nd, placed 1st.)
2 7 PIECE OF CAKE (BP199) B Marcus -- In touch early. Dropped to better than midfield passing stable bend. Behind leaders turning in. Ran on under pressure in straight, shifted out and bumped 2nd horse final 100 M. (Finished 1st, placed 2nd.)
3 10 PLANET II (BM055) K Fallon -- Began fairly from widest draw and was midfield and wide. Made steady improvement from 1300 M to be outside leaders entering straight. Hit front 350 M out until no extra final 50 M.
4 11 ACQUISITION (BL113) F Coetzee -- Midfield. Wide turning in and made up good ground final 200 M.
5 2 RED COMMANDER (BP097) D Whyte B Behind midfield. Made steady progress from 1400 M to be midfield passing 1200 M. Made up some ground in straight and eased 250 M out. Kept on.
6 5 WELL GAIN (BP242) G Mosse -- Settled in midfield. Made up a little ground in straight.
7 8 SIR LANCELOT (BP201) A Munro TT1 Prominent early and soon settled in better than midfield. Improved from 1200 M to sit behind leader at 1000 M. Effort not sustained and dropped out steadily in straight.
8 9 SKY TIME (BP065) W Woods -- In touch. Led briefly at 400 M. Soon headed and weakened gradually.
9 14 NEW PASSPORT (BP175) S King -- Slowly away and was towards rear. Midfield turning in and failed to quicken further in straight.
10 12 ETERNITY (BP133) K S Yu TT Towards rear. Dropped to last from 1600 M. Ran past tired horses in straight.
11 1 SUNSHINE DANCER (BN062) B Doyle -- Prominent early. Settled in midfield from 1600 M. Dropped gradually to behind midfield at 1300 M. No improvement in home straight.
12 13 LOVING YOU (BS255) M Hills TT1 Towards rear. Never a factor.
13 6 DESERT CONNECTION (BS268) K H Ting B Broke well and led approaching stable bend. Headed at 400 M and dropped out rapidly from 200 M.
14 4 MERRY HORSE (BS104) E Legrix B Led briefly and sat behind leader from stable bend. Began to drop out from 1000 M despite being given reminders. Weakened further in home straight.
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