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Race 1 (767)

PLANET RULER HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BAMBOO DANCE (M327) J Moreira B Settled in last few, switched out for a run passing the 400 metres, quickened well to assert authority over 100 metres out.
2 14 HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) M Chadwick XB Restrained well back from the widest gate, trailed the field before circling them on the bend, widest runner turning in, ran on to hit the front briefly over 200 metres out, swamped nearing finish.
3 1 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) Z Purton H/TT Jumped well but soon dropped to midfield or just worse, made modest headway on outside rounding the bend, ran on to hold some chance 200 metres out, faded.
4 6 SUPER STRIKE (CL393) A Suborics B Settled towards the rear, kept on steadily without threatening.
5 11 TAI PO FORTUNE (P081) T H So H/TT Hard ridden early but had to settle for forward of midfield position, continued to be niggled along around home bend but shuffled back to last entering straight, however, made significant progress down for late impression.
6 13 TELECOM PRINCE (P017) N Callan -- Jumped awkwardly from a wide gate, soon driven down outside to hold 3L 6th, unbalanced briefly coming out of back straight, did not find much room and shuffled backward early in straight, failed to respond inside final 200m.
7 3 SMART UNION (P268) Y T Cheng B2 Began moderately, gradually improved to 2nd one off the rails 1200 metres out, gained slender advantage briefly after straightening, unable to sustain effort and soon swamped.
8 7 COOL PAL (S035) H N Wong P- Broke well from a wide draw, pressed on to take up running off the rails far side, obtained rails run at the 1200 metres, led until headed upon straightening, weakened badly.
9 2 FRESH AND FRESH (P407) M L Yeung B Broke well from a poor draw to take rails run, settled just off the pace in close-up 3rd, saw daylight when leader drifted off the rails turning in, however, soon dropped out tamely.
10 9 MIZZEN GREY (N192) W M Lai -- Settled in midfield on rails, awkwardly placed behind runners rounding the bend, ran home one-paced.
11 8 CRIMSON HEART (P237) H W Lai E/P/XB2 Slightly slow out, settled 3-wide in midfield, made steady headway rounding home bend to join the leaders briefly turning in, soon faded under pressure.
12 10 TRAVEL MASTER (P163) C K Tong TT Began well, settled just over 2L back in 5th on rails, shuffled backward rounding home bend, badly baulked in straight.
13 12 HAPPY KAISER (N130) K C Leung H2 Began well, settled within 2L of pace, badly baulked for a run after straightening, never recovered.
14 5 SMART GUY (M377) K C Ng H Always towards the rear, caught in the backwash of interferences coming out of far side, no further impression.
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