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Race 10 (463)

LION CITY HANDICAP   Rating:90-70   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 MIRAGE (P413) T Angland E1/TT1 Moderately away from a tricky gate, sent forward to race prominently in 2nd, travelled well and enjoyed the slow sectionals, led near 200M, kept on well to hold off the challenge and scored.
2 4 LET ME HANDLE IT (CL287) J Moreira -- Began fairly from gate 7, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide with cover, 6 lengths back throughout, still there to turn, taken wide in straight and finished off well, pressed winner from 100M but always held.
3 5 WAH MAY STAR (M254) D Whyte TT Fairly to begin, positioned nicely 1-2 lengths behind the leader in 3rd, ideal run to turn, kept to inside after straightening, finished off evenly in straight without posing any threat to the first two.
4 9 SHINY DAY (M131) K C Ng -- Jumped well, took the lead easily and set slow tempo, enjoyed the unchallenged lead to turn, but didn't show much turn of foot in straight, just kept on fairly to make frame.
5 12 NICE FOLKS (CL421) O Doleuze B Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide without cover, 1-2 lengths back, ridden after turning in but didn't show any turn of foot, only kept on evenly after hard run took toll.
6 3 PERFECT CHEERS (M341) C Y Ho B/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 2-3 lengths back, 3 wide with cover at turn, angled out after turning in, finished off evenly in straight.
7 7 ROCKET FLY (S112) N Callan H1 Taken back from gate 5, raced on rail behind midfield, 4 lengths back, gradually improved on turn, but made no more progress in straight, just finished off one-paced.
8 14 WINNING APEX (N128) K C Leung P Jumped well from wide draw, taken back to race 3 wide with cover at the back of the field, under pressure turning, taken widest in straight and made some progress.
9 8 KITAYA (S187) G Mosse -- Taken back from a wide draw, raced 6 lengths back on rail at rear, niggled along the rail to turn, no daylight early in straight, made little progress thereafter.
10 1 BEAUTY LEAD (N209) M Chadwick TT Average to begin, raced 2-3 lengths back on rail, in front of midfield, saved ground to turn, no daylight early in straight, but made no progress when clear afterwards.
11 10 SELKIRK STAR (S194) B Prebble H Began fairly, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 lengths back, angled out after turning in, made no progress in straight, never competitive.
12 13 CREATIVE WINNER (S077) C K Tong H/SR/TT1 Slowly away, raced 2 wide at rear, 4-5 lengths back, similar position to turn, made no progress in straight.
13 6 METALLIC STAR (N309) Z Purton H/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, taken back to race at tail, 6 lengths back, kept to inside after straightening and got traffic early in straight, failed to close off thereafter.
14 11 FABULOUS NOVEMBER (N342) A Suborics CP Jumped fairly from the widest gate, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide without cover in midfield for the majority of the race, weakened gradually after turning in. (See racing incidents)
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