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Race 2 (408)

WUHU HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) Z Purton B/TT Camped midfield 3 wide with cover. Closed off strongly to grab victory late.
2 10 FANTASTISCH (CK017) O Doleuze XB Parked 1 out 1 back. Peeled out early in the straight and ran on well.
3 9 BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) D Whyte -- Went forward and led along the fence. Maintained a good gallop down the running only tiring in the final stages.
4 8 ICE FIRE (CJ272) G Mosse H/SR/XB Settled at the rear, 2-3 wide with cover. Cornered the home turn widest and finished strongly down the outside.
5 13 PLOT RATIO (CK044) H W Lai CP Settled towards the back of the field, 3 wide with cover. Was carried 4 wide without cover after the 900m. Kept on gamely despite the wide run.
6 12 BINGO KEY (CK190) T Clark B Settled at the tail of the field along the paint. Peeled out 5 deep early in the straight and closed off evenly.
7 7 STORM'S DESTINY (CJ260) K C Leung B Travelled midfield, 2 wide with cover. Had some minor traffic problems early after turning for home, finished off one paced.
8 1 M'S MAGIC (M079) M Du Plessis B/TT Posted 3 wide without cover for most of the trip while tracking the speed. Never likely.
9 6 PLANET (CL029) T Angland P Settled 4 back the paint. Kept to the inside in the final stretch but only plodded to the line.
10 14 ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) C W Wong B-/P2/TT Settled 2-3 wide with cover, behind midfield. Shifted out near the 900m to track the leader but failed to close off.
11 11 SPARKLING (CK149) J Lloyd CO/TT Raced 3 back the fence. Failed to make any impression in the run home.
12 4 EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) N Callan B Taken back from a wide gate and settled worse than midfield, 1 off with cover. Struggled in the home straight.
13 3 GREAT HERO (CH016) T H So B/TT Travelled outside the leader. Was a beaten horse 150m from home. (Pulled up lame.)
14 2 SUPER PEPPER (CK244) M L Yeung B Stalked the leader on the rails. Was under pressure from the 600m and failed to respond weakening noticeably in the straight.
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