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Race 7 (081)

HAIKOU HANDICAP   Rating:70-48   1200m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 ALF (BT058) D Whyte B-/P1 Travelled kindly behind lead, hit front passing 200 M to score readily.
2 6 DASHING WINNER (CA018) E Legrix SR Waited with in midfield, 3Ls off pace. Remained same and 3-wide into straight, ran on steadily from 300 M, one-paced close home.
3 5 TRAVELLER STAR (BT232) H K Yim P2 Driven from awkward gate to maintain midfield position out wide. Improved to join leader 3 wide at 700 M, every chance 300 M. Headed inside 200 M, stayed on same pace to the line.
4 1 GOLDEN AIR (BV105) K S Yu B-/P2 Pushed along to hold position behind leaders on fence. Switched away from rails after straightening to improve. Did not find extra gear, kept on one paced.
5 10 FRENCH CONNECTION (CA384) K H Ting -- Ridden but lacked early speed, behind mid-division until getting a little closer rounding home bend. Moderate progress concluding stages.
6 12 SONIC (BP066) W M Lai -- Rear of midfield, wide early stages. Awkwardly placed 800 M. Unable to quicken in home straight and had a tendency to hang out.
7 8 JUST WIN (BV312) S King -- Sent to the front. Joined at 700 M, headed 250 M out, steadily weakened.
8 4 EASY STAR (BS056) M W Leung B/TT 2nd or 3rd last to 300 M. Steadied at 200 M and shifted out. Made a little headway late.
9 9 TOP QUALITY (BT212) W C Marwing -- Jumped awkwardly, driven to be forward of midfield and 5 wide. Dropped steadily from 700 M to be 2nd last entering straight. Made up a bit of late ground.
10 7 ASIAN EXPRESS (BS015) F Coetzee P/TT Bounded in air, soon better than midfield and 4 wide. Steadied near 700 M, hung out approaching and rounding home turn, save ground further in home straight.
11 11 NOBLE CHARGE (BV306) D Dunn TT Trailed field and very wide throughout, covered a lot of ground without getting into the race.
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