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Race 7 (773)

MIRACULOUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SHORT SQUEEZE (S296) Z Purton B/TT Hard ridden early to go forward, settling half a length behind and outside leader. Stayed close around the turn, took over lead 350m and pulled clear, won eased down.
2 4 HARD BALL GET (P373) A Suborics CP Jumped with field, restrained and taken across behind runners, settling at rear in one-off position. Entered straight behind horses, got split 300m out and finished strongly.
3 8 UNIQUE JOYFUL (S241) H N Wong H/V/TT Niggled early before shifting across behind horses, settling five-back, one-off. Held behind horses early in straight, switched out widest 300m and finished off well.
4 10 SECRET CODE (S229) M L Yeung H/TT Jumped OK, ridden but not much speed, settling behind midfield 5L from leader. Switched out wide in straight to get run and ran on steadily.
5 5 STRATHEARN (S387) D Lane B Outpaced, settling well back along fence. Made up some ground around turn, stayed on fence in straight and ran on well to be closest at finish.
6 1 ALL MY GAIN (T018) N Rawiller TT Pushed early to hold forward position, grabbing box seat but difficult to settle 800m. Not much room early in straight, got clear 300m, kept on steadily till swamped final stages.
7 11 WIRE TO WIRE (S189) M Chadwick CP/TT Began fairly, not pushed, settling four-back along fence. Popped off fence before entering straight but blocked for run till 100m when forced to switch out. Finished off nicely.
8 3 BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) N Callan B/TT Began well, urged forward settling one-back, one-off to and around turn. Still in contention 200m before turning one-paced.
9 13 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) Y T Cheng B/TT Urged forward from outside draw and held three-wide behind midfield. Taken even wider in straight and boxed on one-paced.
10 7 NEWSWIRE FREE (S407) G Mosse -- Ridden to hold forward position but held wide without cover three-back from leader. Continued to race wide around turn and into straight turning one-paced. Lame right hind.
11 6 ONE MORE WORLD (S430) J Moreira H Began well, ridden along between horses three-back from leader. Had every chance entering straight before tightened 100m out, boxed on. Found to be lame right front.
12 14 DOUBLE DRAGON (CK019) K C Leung B Hard ridden from an awkward draw to lead on settling before crossing to fence. Set strong pace to 350m when collared and faded quickly.
13 12 THE PALADIN (T328) C Y Ho H1/P1 Jumped fairly, shifted across behind runners from an outside draw, settling a distant last. Well back entering straight and never competitive.
14 9 SHANGHAI BOND (P263) H W Lai B1/TT1 Began well, battling for early lead before restrained, settling three-back from leader along fence. Started to give ground on straightening and finished tailed off. Unacceptable performance.
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