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Race 7 (652)

KWONG YUEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GOLD MEDAL WINNER (CE165) D Whyte B1 Pressed on from wide gate to lead on fence at 900 M, headed by 1L from 800 M to homestretch, a neck down in 2nd at 200 M and at 100 M, rallied gamely to lead again close home.
2 6 TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) B Prebble B/TT 3-wide with cover and 3Ls behind in 6th at 800 M, same margin back in 5th into straight, looked the winner when looming up to lead at 150 M out, outfought close home.
3 8 MASTER SPIRIT (CE067) R Fradd -- Led early on but settled into box-seat position on fence 2Ls off pace in 4th from 800 M to home straight, 1L down in 4th at 200 M, kept on well but couldn't grab quinella pair.
4 9 WINNING BULLET (CE260) L Innes -- 2-wide and no better than 4Ls off pace when slightly worse than midfield until home straight, ran on well to be nearest at the finish.
5 7 LORD CAIRNS (CE127) O Chavez B- Awkwardly away losing some ground, 3-back the fence about 4Ls off pace in midfield until homestretch, hemmed in on fence without much room down stretch, kept on, nearest at finish.
6 5 GLORY YEARS (CE023) M Rodd B/TT Pressed on from widest gate to lead out 3-wide at 800 M, half a length clear on straightening, headed at 150 M and weakened quickly.
7 12 CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) C K Tong B Steadied at start and got too far back, 8Ls off pace in 12th at 800 M, slightly closer on home turn, kept on fairly without threatening principals.
8 14 VITAL FOUNTAIN (CD001) S K Sit -- Prominent through first half of race, struggling when 6Ls down in 10th entering stretch, hung in under pressure and no danger.
9 13 SMILING FOREST (BV286) G Schofield B 3-wide with cover about 5Ls off pace in 8th or so until home turn, soon petered out.
10 4 SMARTY (CE036) H W Lai TT Slowest away, 7Ls off pace in 9th at 800 M, always well behind.
11 10 BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) Y T Cheng CP 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th until home turn, weakened out rapidly thereafter.
12 11 TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) W M Lai B Never on terms, never better than 7Ls off pace at any stage.
13 3 RED FORTUNE (CE192) O Doleuze -- Very wide throughout and always in rear, never remotely a factor.
14 2 JOIN VICTORY (CD026) S Dye -- Never travelling well, under pressure to lie up when 7Ls off pace in 10th or so at 800 M, matters didn't improve.
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