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Race 7 (278)

CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 AMPLE GAINS (CE021) D Whyte -- Settled 2-wide near midfield. 4Ls down at 400 M and quickened nicely once shifted into the clear. Easily swept past rival in the closing stages.
2 7 FLASH HARRY (CB180) Y T Cheng SR/CO Raced prominently along the fence within 2Ls of the leader until home straight. Kept on steadily in the straight and grabbed 2nd close to the line.
3 2 UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) O Doleuze TT Broke well from widest draw and raced among leaders until 1200 M. Took a sit and tracked leader into home straight. Had the lead briefly inside final 200 M before being headed final 50 M.
4 3 TABBRIS (CB088) C Williams B-/V1 Jumped well and took the lead after 1200 M. Continued to hold a 1L advantage at 400 M. Kept on well after being headed final 200 M.
5 5 SILVERBIRD (CB335) F Coetzee TT Slowly away and was hard ridden. Moved up steadily along the rails to be at midfield at 1000 M. Improved to within 2Ls of the leader at 400 M and stayed on well to the finish.
6 9 VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) R Fradd -- Eased back to race in rear section until straightening. Made up ground steadily in the straight.
7 14 SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) A Delpech -- Dropped back steadily and raced near the back. Remained in rear section on straightening and was 9Ls down at 400 M. Made up ground in the straight.
8 1 SUPER SPRINT (CA274) G Schofield V 2-wide at midfield early stages. Drifted back slightly 800 M and unable to gain much ground in the straight.
9 10 MASTER ABLE (CD349) W M Lai B1 3-wide and raced near midfield early and middle stages. Kept on same pace in the straight.
10 8 PERSEVERANCE (CD243) H W Lai -- Ridden out of the gates and raced in a disputed lead early stages. Unable to keep pace with leader after 900 M and weakened steadily in the straight.
11 4 ACCOLADE (CD121) W Woods -- Jumped awkwardly. Settled 3-wide behind midfield 800 M out and made the home turn wide. Made no impression in the straight.
12 11 RED BARON (CC220) S Dye B/TT Sluggish start and dropped to the rear shortly after start despite being ridden along. Continued to trail field into home straight and only ran past a pair of beaten runners. (Mucus.)
13 13 SMILING FOREST (BV286) K S Yu B Settled 4-wide at midfield. Caught widest rounding home turn and never quickened in the straight.
14 12 WIN HUNTER (CB132) P H Lo B/TT Jumped awkwardly and lost ground at the start. Niggled up to be near the pace in 3rd at 1000 M. Lost a bit of ground rounding home turn and weakened on straightening. (Mucus.)
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