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Race 9 (497)

DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LITTLE ELEPHANT (CB217) A Marcus -- Led briefly early on before taking the box-seat run on fence 2Ls off pace from 900 M out to home straight, led over 200 M out, stayed on well.
2 1 MARANELLO (CC239) D Dunn -- Slowly away, on fence 5Ls off pace 1000 M out, 3Ls down and travelling well entering straight, 2Ls behind 200 M out, couldn't get to winner.
3 4 CORAJOSO (CB230) G Mosse SR Knuckled exiting gates and lost ground, 4-wide and 7Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5Ls down and 6-wide into home straight when driven along, 3Ls down 200 M out, one-paced thereafter.
4 3 SENSIBLE WAY (CA175) G Schofield SR On fence 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, crowded 800 M and checked 400 M out when 2-wide and 3Ls down, still 3Ls down 200 M out, no extra.
5 6 TAMAR (CA310) D Whyte B Always 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls off the speed from 1000 M to home straight, switched out into the clear 300 M out, quickened up well and with place hopes 200 M out, couldn't sustain effort.
6 11 SHABU SHABU (CB290) Y T Cheng V Slowly away, on fence about 6Ls off the speed from back straight to home straight, nearest at the finish.
7 12 THE GRAND ROOF (CB083) E Saint-Martin TT- Led on fence 900 M out, 1L to the good off home turn, headed by winner 250 M out, faded gradually.
8 14 UNIVERSAL STAR (BS188) K T Yeung -- On fence 8Ls off the speed in rear 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight, made some late headway past beaten rivals.
9 9 FAVOURITE EXPRESS (CB041) O Doleuze SR Caught very wide early on, soon 3-wide without cover 3Ls off the pace 800 M out, 4-wide into home straight and 2Ls down, weakened steadily.
10 7 FLYING SUCCESS (CB113) B Prebble -- Raced 2-wide 5Ls off the speed 1000 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls off the speed into home straight, no acceleration.
11 2 V-CAN (BV263) W M Lai -- Bounded in air exiting gates, disputed early lead out 3-wide, soon settled 2-wide and 2Ls off the pace 800 M out, 3-wide and 2Ls down entering straight, soon faded.
12 13 MIRACLES (CC073) M Cahill -- Awkwardly away, sent on to dispute lead out 4-wide early on, 1L down and 3-wide from 800 M to home straight, very one-paced from then on.
13 8 FOREVER WIN (CC069) C Williams -- Slowly away, raced 3-wide 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, driven along 600 M out, 5-wide into home straight and 5Ls down, faded out.
14 10 SING A SONG (CB244) F Coetzee TT 2-wide and 7Ls off the speed 1000 M out, gradually became detached from main body of field, tailed off entering straight, finished in own time.
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