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Race 6 (379)

LANTAU ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 ULTRA FANTASY (CG311) M Nunes B1 Settled in box seat, travelled nicely throughout, favoured by slow pace and rails-run, picked up 300 M and ran on strongly to win by a narrow margin.
2 3 KING ENCOSTA (CG247) G Mosse TT Pushed forward but failed to get across, trapped 3 wide outside the pace group without cover, helped by the slow early tempo, ran on strongly to the line and just beaten by narrow margin in 2nd.
3 6 FRIENDLY GAINS (CG300) D Whyte -- Pushed to take the rail and led at slow early sectionals, hung on until 50 M when overhauled, still kept on well and just beaten by a short head in 3rd.
4 5 GALLANT LION (CG243) D Nikolic XB1 Crossed to the rail quickly, raced about midfield 4Ls behind the leaders, not suited by the slow pace and blocked most straight, dashed strongly 100 M.
5 2 SANZIRO (CE208) B Prebble XB/TT Eased back, 6Ls off the leaders and trapped 3 wide, raced keenly, harmed by the slow pace, closed the race off strongly 300 M as usual.
6 1 ORIENTAL MAGIC (CE133) A Delpech B-/TT- Worse than midfield, 6Ls off pace along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo and blocked most straight, delivered the best finishing efforts among the field in last 50 M. (See Racing Incidents - Rider questioned.)
7 8 HONGKONG SUPERSTAR (CH167) S Dye B1 Crossed the field in front easily and eased to sit 2.5Ls behind the leaders, 2 wide, raced keenly, blocked 400 M, dashed well when clear despite the slow pace.
8 9 MASTER POWER (CG318) Y T Cheng B Slow away, soon back in midfield, 2-3 wide, 4.5Ls off the leaders, harmed by the slow pace and blocked most straight, little dash when clear.
9 12 SYDNEY OWNER (CG195) W M Lai XB/TT Eased to the rear, 8Ls behind the leaders 3 wide, not suited by the slow tempo, closed the race off strongly 200 M, improving.
10 4 SPECIAL KING PRAWN (CD212) F Coetzee TT Just managed to keep up worse than midfield, 6Ls off pace 2 wide, blocked most straight and not suited by the slow tempo, showed little dash when run presented.
11 11 CHATER POWER (CG312) K L Chui B/TT Eased to sit about midfield, no cover early and over-raced, trapped 4 wide throughout, lost too much ground at bends, harmed by the slow pace, just held ground in straight.
12 10 MULLAAD (CG259) M W Leung CP Slow away, eased to sit at the tail, 8Ls off pace along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked room 400 M, little dash when clear.
13 7 FIGURES (CC307) A Starke TT Eased to sit outside the leader 2 wide, took advantage from the slow pace, however run finished at 300 M.
14 14 WEALTHY TREASURE (CC270) C W Wong -- Midfield, 4Ls off the slow pace, trapped 3 to 4 wide, covered too much ground on bend, moved up 700 M, soon flattened on straightening.
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