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Race 1 (301)

THE PATH OF PROGRESS HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CITY POWER (M066) K Teetan SR/V Hard ridden but only found himself in midfield far side, kept on at the same pace before quickening inside final 200 metres to just get up on line.
2 3 LOVELY NAUGHTY (S153) D Whyte B Never far off after beginning from a poor draw, caught very wide far side and 3-wide home bend, ran on steadily under pressure but outsprinted close to home.
3 10 ALWAYS WONDERFUL (P347) K C Leung -- Ridden positively from a wide draw to gain narrow advantage early stages, disputed the lead around home bend before taking over inside the 200 metres, but only to be headed final strides.
4 11 TANG PALACE (M316) J Moreira B/TT Niggled along from the middle gate to get up with the pace eventually gaining narrow advantage around the bend, headed about 200 metres out, swamped for a placing close to home.
5 2 SLEDGE HAMMER (N405) G Mosse TT Ridden early but failed to muster travelling behind midfield to home straight, produced good impression after straightening making up good ground, jockey charged for failing to ride the horse out.
6 7 RIBOT LEGACY (S085) M L Yeung -- Jumped fairly, soon picked up along rails to join the leading group about one to two off the pace, slightly worse entering straight, soon found nothing.
7 9 PRECIOUS GEM (S097) W M Lai B/XB Settled in last few from the widest gate, ran on past well-beaten horses in the straight.
8 5 SOUTHCHINA COMMAND (S290) C K Tong B/TT Began moderately, trailed the field to straight, ran on past well-beaten horses.
9 12 SHANGHAI PIONEER (CL252) H W Lai B Driven to reach a prominent position 800 metres out, dropped out from 5th into straight.
10 1 EVER SHINY (S214) T H So SR Always well behind and never seen with a chance.
11 4 MIGHTY GAINS (P260) N Callan TT Broke well, niggling along in a prominent position when crowded for room at about 800 metres, carried wide around the bend, never recovered in straight.
12 8 GOOD YIELD (P367) M Guyon TT Jumped moderately, prominent in far side before hanging out badly around the bend, dropped out of contention from approaching home straight. (Blood in trachea)
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