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Race 3 (426)

GUIA HILL HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) J Winks V Standard jump, taken back to rear around 10Ls off the pace at 1200 M. Improved on turn. Switched out for clear running 350 M out down centre of the straight. Drew away final furlong to win easily.
2 13 TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) C K Tong B No Comments on Running information for this horse.
3 5 LITTLE BIG BOY (CJ012) W M Lai CP/TT Began awkwardly. Taken to a rearward position on rails around 10Ls behind the pace at 1200 M. Remained in similar position turning in. Made good progress steadily 300 M. Ran on for 3rd near the line.
4 11 SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) S K Sit TT Jumped fairly well. Pressed on to obtain 6th position 5 to 6Ls off the speed in the early stages. Progressed along the rails 500 M out. Kept battling in the Straight but found no extra gear. Lost minor placing narrowly.
5 2 OSCAR PRINCE (CJ052) D Whyte -- Began in line. Ridden along 2-wide to maintain a midfield position. 4 to 5Ls down rounding the turn. Ran on steadily towards the line.
6 10 CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) B Doyle V/XB Out fairly. Driven up in the early stages and settled 4 to 5Ls back 1100 M out, 3-wide without cover. Even wider turning in. Kept one-paced in the straight.
7 12 ENERGETIC BOY (CH153) M Du Plessis B2 Quickly into stride, taken to a rearward position. Ran 3-wide without cover in the early stages. Settled 2-wide before the bend. Forced to go wider 600 M out. Past only beaten rivals in straight.
8 7 FREEBIRD (CC319) W C Marwing BO Fair start, raced comfortably on rails 2 to 3Ls off the pace in 3rd. Switched 3-wide on straightening and weakened in the last 100 M.
9 1 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) Z Purton B Away with them, settled in rear 10Ls off the pace at 1000 M. Swung wide turning for home. Unable to find daylight in the straight and was not fully tested.
10 14 SO NICE (CG110) M W Leung XB1 Awkward jump, eased to the rear on rails at least 10Ls behind the pace at 1000 M. Unable to obtain clear run in the straight. Not fully tested.
11 4 ACCELERATOR (CG179) G Mosse CP-/XB/V1/TT Broke okay and trailed field. Ran on fairly in the straight without much quickening. Checked and eased down 100 M out.
12 9 KINGSTON TEMPLE (CH234) K M Chin B Began fairly. Pushed in the early stages to stay midfield. Hard ridden along the rails 600 M out. Made up ground inside over beaten runners in the straight.
13 6 PRIMIATA (CG226) K C Leung V/XB/TT Jumped well, raced 1/2L outside the leader. Took the lead at the 350 M but was overhauled in the final 200 M.
14 8 GALAXY DANCER (CH179) H W Lai V/TT Hard ridden to take the lead. Pressured 400 M out. Faded at 200 M and finished tailed-off.
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