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Race 5 (623)

MERCURY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 RUMBA KING (M172) W C Marwing -- Missed break, rolled on to sit handy 2 wide no cover, 4L 3rd 400m, quickened 200m, swept to lead 100m, comfortable at wire.
2 9 NICE FOLKS (CL421) O Doleuze B Moderate break, driven early, sat 3 deep midfield, off heels lost place 700m, 7L 8th & bumped 400m, swept to 2nd last stride.
3 4 GREEN ZONE (M302) C K Tong B Fair break, trapped wide, rolled to lead 800m, 3L clear 400m, all out 200m, headed 100m, lost 2nd at line.
4 3 PROLIFIC CHAMPION (M226) M Chadwick TT Good start, disputed lead until 3rd 1 off at 800m, lost position on turn, rallied in stretch, kept on without threat.
5 1 COSTA DEL SOL (M111) Z Purton B Fair start, settled mid rank 1 off with cover, picked up off home turn, lacked pace final 200m.
6 5 EURO POWER (CL188) W M Lai B Broke well, trapped 4 deep from wide gate, 3 deep no cover 6th 600m, to 4th 400m, one paced thereafter.
7 12 GENKI MOOCHI (M345) W Pike B/TT Broke with others, raced wide, advanced to 2nd 800m 1 off no cover, lost place 250m, struggled in run home.
8 10 WINNING BOY (N186) K C Leung XB-/SR2 Tardy start, raced on paint near rear, ridden on turn, widest into stretch, kept on same pace.
9 6 NOBLE DELUXE (M063) T H So -- Taken back from wide draw, raced at tail 3 wide, modest advance on turn, plugged on past beaten rivals.
10 2 PALEPALE (M407) T Clark B Broke well, camped rail midfield, off heels lost ground 800m, found nothing in final stretch.
11 8 VINTAGE HUSSLER (CL266) M L Yeung B Led at break, shuffled to midfield on rail, close enough 400m, unable to quicken into stretch, weakened out.
12 11 JUN DAO (CL110) C W Wong B Missed break, bustled along 2nd last 2 deep, to tail 600m, never a factor.
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