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Race 1 (392)

KUNG HEI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) O Doleuze B1 Bumped on jumping, soon mustered to sit behind leader 1 to 2Ls back off rails, trialled nicely to 300 M, continued to gain ground final 200 M and caught leader close to home. More to offer as is still green.
2 3 TOP STITCH (CE273) K T Yeung TT Bounced out, showed customary speed to lead easily, kept rolling 1 to 2Ls clear well off outside rail, still there at 200 M but run ended late and was again caught in the shadows.
3 9 INSIDER (CG112) E Saint-Martin -- Awkwardly away and received a check early, regathered to race on outside rail, followed nicely at 400 M and obtained clear running on rails to steadily improve and closed nicely last 200 M.
4 6 STEP TO WIN (CG167) S Dye B/TT Began nicely, up amongst them 1L away in middle of course, out cutting breeze and produced a solid chase to threaten at 200 M, kept on well thereafter just holding ground to line.
5 1 FORTE (CB351) A Delpech -- Tardy to begin, ridden up to settle behind midfield 4Ls away, hung throughout, tracked well and came to middle at 300 M, closed steadily over concluding stages (despite still hanging) to be nearest on line.
6 14 TREASURE PLANET (CG117) W M Lai PC-/XB1/H2/TT- Standard getaway, settled in behind them 3 to 4Ls back off midfield, had easy time throughout, into when passing 350 M and gradually improved to be nearest on line despite hanging and not being fully ridden out.
7 2 LASER TIGER (CG251) B Prebble CP1 Plain enough to begin, took up a spot well off the rails 1 to 2Ls back behind leader, began to struggle from 400 M when they sprinted and didn't finish off as normal, simply one paced to line.
8 4 OKEYDOKEY (CD190) D Whyte B Well enough to begin, raced 3Ls back with cover in middle of track, urged along to improve at midpoint, switched out but found little and just plugged away in run to line.
9 7 VALUE CHOICE (CG213) M Nunes B Out nicely, not far away early 1 to 2Ls back on outside rail, had chance to improve in mid-section but began to struggle from 400 M, only laboured last bit and didn't offer much fight.
10 13 PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) Y T Cheng H- Standard break, raced behind them 4Ls back well off rails, niggled passing midpoint, run opened at 400 M but couldn't capitalise and failed to flatter over concluding stages.
11 11 COP HILL LAD (CD292) H K Yim -- Away with them, took a sit in midfield 3 to 4Ls back, towards middle, didn't have much to offer and gradually faded out when pressure was applied last 400 M.
12 10 ZERO GRAVITY (CH037) C K Tong TT Broke well, up there towards outside rail 2Ls back behind leaders, raced a little greenly, didn't have much to offer at 400 M when sprint went on, gave in tamely last 300 M and dropped out.
13 8 BARRACUDA (CB320) A Starke -- Outpaced from outset, detached from main body 5Ls from 2nd last horse, finally passed a tired horse late but never really a factor. Blatantly wrong trip.
14 12 REWARDING STAR (CG234) C W Wong -- Even getaway, prominent 2Ls back on outside rail, began to feel strain passing midway rail, gave in easily and dropped right out late.
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