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Race 5 (180)

SHA TIN HEIGHTS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 CONTENTMENT (S391) M Demuro P1 Reared and lost ground start, taken across behind runners settling in last pair along rails. Came off fence 500m, taken to centre-track and finished strongly to win puling clear.
2 11 WINNING NOVEL (S228) K C Leung B/TT First out, leading to 1200m when passed on the inside. Kept outside leader around turn though racing keenly. Battled strongly in straight to get 2nd on line.
3 1 DASHING FORTUNE (P046) G Mosse TT Pressed forward to lead from 1200m. Set steady pace. Was still in front 150m, swamped.
4 6 UNBEATABLE GUTS (S231) Z Purton -- Ridden along from wide draw and held three-wide, three back from leader. Lay out turn, urged forward and looked chance 200m, no extra close home.
5 5 DASHING SUPER (N348) T H So V-/TT- Pressed forward to sit one-back, one-off on settling. Took closer order on straightening and looked chance 200m before turning one-paced.
6 14 BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) M L Yeung -- Outpaced, dropping to near rear along rails. Switched out for clear running 400m and ran on strongly till blocked 75m and restrained. Not properly tested.
7 3 HARBOUR DELIGHT (P427) U Rispoli XB/TT Ridden along to maintain forward position, settling in box seat before turn. Urged forward top of straight but flat from 200m.
8 13 JUN JU (N291) J Moreira B/TT Began fairly, ridden along before awkward on heels 1000m. Took closer order turn, wide into straight, kept on one-paced.
9 8 BEAR-POP (S321) K Teetan SR/H1/TT Jumped OK, ridden along three-back from leader before shuffled back turn. Came off fence 400m and kept on fairly.
10 4 MEGA CHAMPION (M149) A Suborics CP2/TT Ridden along between horses to hold forward position but got close to heels and unbalanced 800m. Kept on steadily in straight.
11 7 MIGHTY WONGCHOY (S050) N Callan -- Was leaning on stall when gate opened and began awkwardly, settling worse than midfield along rail. Made forward move around turn but only one-paced in straight.
12 2 FOTOGENIC (S114) D Whyte H/TT Taking in from wide draw shortly after start but kept away from fence towards rear. Taken wide in straight but only one-paced.
13 10 PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) W M Lai B-/P2 No speed, dropping to last pair but away from fence. Clear last into straight, found nothing.
14 12 CHANS DELIGHT (P420) H W Lai B1/TT2 Pressed forward from wide draw, racing three and four wide without cover in midfield. Kept on early in straight before tiring and dropping back.
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