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Race 3 (673)

HKU FACULTIES OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) Z Purton -- Rolled forward to occupy the box seat along the fence, switched wide turning in, dashed strongly to score by 2Ls with plenty in hand.
2 7 ROYALE ELEGANCE (S098) G Mosse XB-/H Settled worse than midfield about 7Ls behind the leader on the fence, swung widest rounding the Home Turn, ran on well for 2nd.
3 4 MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) N Callan B-/V2 Hard ridden forward to take the fence and share the lead, kept on strongly until final 250M headed by the impressive winner, hung on for 3rd.
4 13 PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) H W Lai B Raced midfield, travelled 5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, made some ground in straight despite blocked for some distance 200M.
5 9 BORN TO WIN (N386) C Y Ho B/TT Prominent, travelled 1.5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, kept on only fairly in straight without any acceleration.
6 2 STRATHEARN (S387) N Rawiller B Eased to worse than midfield about 6Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, made some ground despite inclined to lay in in straight. (Substantial amount of blood in its trachea)
7 10 HEARTILY WINS (P424) A Suborics CP Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, kept on one pace in straight.
8 1 ALL MY GAIN (T018) D Whyte TT Ridden forward to park outside the leader, soon after straightening weakened. (Questioned for disappointing performance, see incident report)
9 11 CONSISTENT (T045) K Teetan H At rear, travelled 8Ls behind the leader on the fence, switched wide turning in, made minor ground in straight.
10 14 AZTEC EMPIRE (T064) W M Lai CP1 Raced midfield, trapped 3 wide without cover throughout, never looked likely.
11 5 SNITZEL KID (CL379) K C Leung B/TT- Camped handy, travelled 2.5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, kept on one pace until 300M flattened.
12 8 MASTER MIND (S433) B Prebble B-/TT Missed break, travelled 6Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, failed to show any acceleration in straight.
13 12 HEY PRANCER (S372) T H So -- Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader on the fence, flattened badly soon after straightening, tailed out.
14 3 BEYOND FANTASY (T057) M L Yeung B/H Settled worse than midfield about 6Ls behind the leader on the fence, never a factor, collapsed after the race.
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