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Race 11 (397)

DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 IRISH JIG (CJ125) W C Marwing TT Began with others and travelled with leaders early, gradually settled in 3L 5th before home bend, remained similar with in main group turning in, quickened well inside final 200 M to just get up on line.
2 8 WHITE JADE (CK131) D Beadman XB1 Settled in midfield, ran home well inside 300 M alongside winner for a creditable narrow defeat.
3 13 BULLISH GOLD (CJ291) B Prebble -- Raced wide without cover in prominent position, soon came under pressure to challenge after straightening, outsprinted close to home.
4 9 UNION'S STAR (CK117) Y T Cheng -- Soon taken back to obtain inside run behind midfield down far side, remained same turning in, baulked for a run passing 400 M, finished off race strongly to narrowly miss a placing.
5 1 KING ENCOSTA (CG247) C Soumillon TT Broke well but soon taken back to race in midfield on rails, similar turning in, making steady headway between runners when steadied 100 M out, kept on well to finish.
6 10 HURRICANE DASH (CJ186) O Doleuze XB/TT Soon taken back to race in rear, remained well back to straight, produced only moderate effort inside final 300 M down centre of track without threatening.
7 2 REGENCY HORSE (CE229) M Chadwick B/TT Broke well from a high draw to gradually take up running, extended lead to 3Ls rounding home bend, drew further away early in straight, tiring badly when quickly overhauled 100 M out.
8 12 GRAND STORE (CH087) P H Lo -- Chased leader to straight, unable to sustain effort and overhauled about 300 M out.
9 6 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) Z Purton B Began with others, raced in midfield but wide due to poor draw, found nothing under pressure in straight.
10 14 SILENT DRAGON (CG200) K L Chui CP/XB Broke well, settled just off the speed in 3rd on rails, met minor interference before home turn, badly baulked early in straight, never really obtained any clear passage final 200 M. (Not fully tested.)
11 4 DIAMOND BRILLIANCE (CH002) J Winks B/TT Settled mainly in forward of midfield on rails, raced tightly inside early in straight, made no impression closing stages.
12 11 FERRO BEAU (CG244) S Dye -- Broke OK, soon restrained to race in last few but very wide without cover, made no impression in the run home. (Mucus.)
13 3 ISLAND SUPER (CH297) D Whyte TT Raced wide in last few, not much room behind runners early in straight, one-paced closing stages.
14 7 JIANG JUN (CE281) C W Wong XB/TT Very slow out, raced in rear of field throughout, briefly baulked after straightening, made no further impression in the run home.
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