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Race 5 (619)

SHING MUN RIVER CHANNEL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Yielding To Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 BODACIOUS (CD170) B Prebble V Always prominent and within 2Ls off the pace in 3rd or 4th, led at top of home straight, jockey lost whip and an iron with 100 M to race, always did just enough to hang on.
2 13 SHATIN WIN WIN (CE284) K S Yu CO-/TT 6Ls off pace at back of main bunch at 1000 M, 5Ls down in 9th at top of home straight, stayed on strongly to take 2nd inside final 50 M but winner had done enough.
3 4 FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) D Whyte B1 Slowly away, always 3-wide no cover but prominent and within 2Ls off speed in 3rd or 4th until home straight, grabbed for 2nd with 50 M to race, good effort.
4 3 BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) C K Tong TT On fence roughly 2Ls off pace in 4th or 5th until final bend, 2Ls down in 3rd at 200 M, rather one-paced inside final stages.
5 6 ALL OUR WAY (CE217) C Munce B Detached in rear early on, at least 10Ls off speed taking home turn, made some very minor late ground past some very tired rivals.
6 9 X-SPEED (CC341) O Doleuze B/TT- About 4Ls off pace in 8th or 9th until home turn, always outpaced by principals.
7 11 MILLION CHASE (CD132) G Schofield V-/CP2/H Settled 2-wide in midfield about 3Ls off pace through to home straight, very one-paced thereafter.
8 12 PO ON GEM (CE164) R Fradd -- 3-wide with cover in midfield about 3Ls off speed until home straight, found very little under pressure.
9 14 PURPLE GOLD (CD249) W M Lai B Detached in rear early on, at least 10Ls off speed taking home turn, never on terms.
10 5 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) D Dunn B/XB Slowly away. Detached in rear early on, at least 10Ls off speed taking home turn, always struggling.
11 1 UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) C W Wong TT Best away and led 1L on fence at 1000 M, headed at top of home straight and dropped out very quickly.
12 8 JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) F Coetzee B/TT Away well, raced about 1L off pace in 2nd until the 600 M, over 2Ls down in 5th taking final bend, weakened out very quickly.
13 2 COP HILL LAD (CD292) H K Yim -- Slowly away. Caught 4-wide no cover when 3Ls off pace in midfield at 900 M, lost position on the circle and 8Ls down in 11th taking home turn, soon faded out further.
14 7 BUDDIES POWER (CB201) A Delpech B/TT Never travelling well, 4Ls down in 9th at 800 M, struggling further behind at top of home straight, soon eased down. (See Racing Incidents.)
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