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Race 5 (713)

ARTS & CULTURE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 QUANTUM EXPRESS (CK166) Z Purton H/TT Fast break, led and clear first turn, led throughout, unchallenged.
2 2 SMART CHOICE (CK368) O Doleuze B/TT Fair break, found good slot midfield rail, fourth entering turn, ran on well without being able to reach winner.
3 3 TOP HONOR (CE183) C K Tong -- Moderate break, back to second last one off, improved along rail entering straight, stayed on well.
4 7 GOLDMEN Y Y (CL036) D Whyte BO/SR/H Missed beat start, midfield two off, ridden turn, kept on steadily but never a threat.
5 9 CHARMGOLD (CK002) B Prebble V-/XB/B1 Fast break but caught wide, midfield one off, improved wide early straight, no extra late.
6 1 WIN-A-LOT (CJ124) Y T Cheng P Well away but no route to rail, eased back to fourth last one off, ran on quite well straight but never threatened.
7 8 CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) W M Lai B/TT Fair break but no early speed, third last rail, kept on wide but never near leader.
8 10 CARE FREE MIDAS (CH053) K W Leung B Well away, up to second one off, followed winner until left behind early straight, no extra, weakened.
9 12 HEALTHY MANNER (CL151) M Du Plessis B Good break, joined leaders wide, back to midfield still wide, ridden straight, no more to give.
10 5 BE GRATEFUL (CK194) J Lloyd PC Fair break, took nice slot behind leader in third, ridden and hung turn, not extra, not very enthusiastic.
11 11 AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) W C Marwing B/XB/TT Slow into stride, last early, still last at home turn, angled wide, some late progress past beaten horses.
12 4 ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) C W Wong B/TT Fair break but lacked early pace, wide near rear, no progress, later found to be lame.
13 13 ROYAL PORTRAIT (CJ092) T H So B Fair break, short of early pace, one off in fifth, ridden before turn, nothing to give.
14 14 SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) M Chadwick B/SR Fair start but lacked early pace, mid/rear one off, dropped back to last, no improvement.
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