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Race 1 (171)

TAI O HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SHINING DRAGON (CC181) K C Leung SR/V Quickly into stride, pressed on to a prominent position on the rail one back, had the leader covered coming into straight, hit front 150 M, battled on to deny 2nd horse on the line.
2 10 CLASSIC HORSE (CD378) B Doyle CP Standard jump, travelled in midfield 3-deep, 4Ls behind on turning, brought with a challenge 400 M out, ran home strongly but commenced to hang in entering 250 M. Just failed by a diminishing neck.
3 14 FAST WINNER (CG140) Y T Cheng B Average start, ridden forward to take up running 900 M out, led field under a steady pace, kept on effort in straight, headed near 150 M, rallied but found no extra in final stages.
4 11 TELECOM EMPEROR (CH137) B Prebble B/TT Began with rest, settled in midfield 3 to 4Ls off the pace, well covered and used little in running, shifted wide in straight for a clear run, steadied near 200 M, ran on well over the concluding stages.
5 9 MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) Z Purton -- Quickly taken to the fence on jumping, travelled in 5th running a shade too keen, made some progress in straight but failed to deliver a threatening run.
6 4 GRAND GENERAL (CJ113) C W Wong -- Away in line, drifted back to a position behind midfield 5Ls from leader, wide and covered extra ground, fought on steadily in straight making some late impression.
7 13 TOP SPEED (CH019) H W Lai B Awkwardly away and lost ground, moved closer to settle in behind midfield, switched wide in search of daylight in straight, steadied near 250 M, kept on one-paced thereafter.
8 1 LUCKY WORLD (CJ053) D Whyte -- One of the first to jump, drifted back to hold a position better than midfield, close enough turning in, peeled out to challenge from 350 M, ran home one-paced, weakened inside 100 M. (Bled.)
9 3 FASTER FASTER (CG010) F Coetzee -- Slow into stride, settled towards rear 6Ls off the leader, taken wide entering home straight, had every chance but failed to pick up, stayed on same pace to line.
10 8 PALIO KING (CG073) G Mosse -- Broke well, eased back to a rearward position on the rail, saved ground on turning, picked up OK in straight but was steadied near 150 M, not fully tested.
11 12 ACTUARIAL TALENT (CJ028) K L Chui -- Standard break, parked 3-wide in mid-division, inclined to hang making the turn, found little under pressure and faded inside 100 M.
12 5 MONTY (CH164) O Doleuze B Taken back on jumping, patiently settled in the rear 7 to 8Ls behind, brought to outside of track for a run, struggled to pick up and could beat tired runners only.
13 2 WINNING AHEAD (CJ018) D Beadman B/TT Average jump, hard ridden forward from the outside draw, travelled prominently in 2nd as they turned, made no progress in straight and plugged on from 250 M out. No impression.
14 7 WHAT A THRILL (CJ086) M Du Plessis P-/B2 Began well enough, taken a midfield spot along the fence, raced ungenerously in middle stages, kept to inside on straightening, dropped off rapidly inside 200 M.
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