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Race 11 (769)

THE SHA TIN MILE TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:115-90   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 DAN EXCEL (N195) T Clark H/SR/XB Landed a spot in running line behind midfield 9Ls or so back, suited by strong tempo, improved between horses in straight, knuckled down final 200m to dive through and snare a narrow victory on line.
2 1 FAMILISTS (M102) T Angland H Settled 3 wide behind midfield 10Ls back, helped by sold tempo, improved rounding bend, produced a strong burst to hit front but narrowly edged out late.
3 5 SUPREME WIN (CK204) M L Yeung CP- Crossed to take a prominent spot 1 out 1 back but some distance off runaway leader, fair run to bend, kept to task strongly in straight running on to be not far away in 3rd.
4 4 REAL SPECIALIST (M143) K C Ng -- Went forward to be first horse trailing runaway leader, carted field up 4Ls back to bend, hit lead at 200m, peaked inside 100m but held on to make frame.
5 9 OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) K C Leung TT Restrained from a wide gate, raced 3 wide at rear 12Ls off leader, aided by solid tempo, came widest turning, made plenty of ground to be not far away late.
6 12 CHATER WAY (CL093) Z Purton SR Unable to get closer than 4 wide, racing without cover in midfield, did plenty of work to bend, 6-7Ls back straightening, peaked at 200m when hard run took toll.
7 8 LET ME HANDLE IT (CL287) M Zahra -- Assumed a midfield role, 6Ls or so back in two wide line, fair run in mid-section, loomed like a place prospect at 400m, effort tapered off final furlong.
8 14 KEEN MARIE (N123) M Du Plessis -- Showed early speed to take spot on leaders back, did a bit of work with decent speed on, kept to inside turning, lacked turn of foot of last time and just stayed on at same speed final 200m.
9 7 FAT CHOY OOHLALA (CL250) W M Lai B Restrained to rear from a tricky alley, nearly 12Ls back in running line, aided by tempo but still well back to bend, switched out and made some ground without threatening.
10 10 PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) M Chadwick TT Rolled forward as usual to take up running, set a decent tempo 3-4Ls clear, still held a break turning, soon came back to them near 250m and dropped off.
11 11 TURF EXPRESS (CL399) C K Tong TT Posted 3 wide without cover in fifth position, left working on a decent speed, niggled along approaching bend, folded after a tough trip.
12 6 SMART GIANT (CL405) B Prebble H/XB/TT Ended up 3 wide in midfield, 7Ls back, had cover but did a bit with speed on, lacked usual finish and offered little in straight. (See racing incidents, lame next day.)
13 2 MR MEDICI (CK218) H W Lai -- Raced in midfield on rails 7Ls or so away, had easy time to bend, gave little and dropped away quickly from 300m.
14 3 MILITARY MOVE (M077) J McDonald XB Ended up 8-9Ls back on rails, checked at 1400m, fair trip thereafter, offered no fight in 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