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Race 7 (242)

THE LONGINES HONG KONG MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) Z Purton B/TT Shared pace out wide in early stages after beginning from a wide gate, obtained rails run in the front coming onto home bend, drew clear inside the 250 metres, won unextended.
2 14 VIVLOS (C809) W Buick H Began fairly, settled wide in rear of midfield, remained wide into straight, ran on under pressure to snatch 2nd final strides.
3 9 SOUTHERN LEGEND (A252) D Whyte V/XB Niggled at and amongst the leaders early, taken some 2L back in 5th after the first 200 metres, became 4th approaching home turn, fought on to reach distant 2nd briefly 100 metres out.
4 5 BEAUTY ONLY (S411) H Bowman CP/TT Slowly away, settled at the back, ran on under pressure inside the final 400 metres.
5 2 PERSIAN KNIGHT (C803) M Demuro TT Jumped awkwardly from a wide gate, settled wide in last few in straight, commenced move approaching the home turn and the widest runner turning in, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres.
6 11 NOTHINGILIKEMORE (V388) J Moreira B Jumped best from a wide gate and led the first 200 metres before taken back to midfield 3-wide, gained slightly closer when without cover rounding home bend, reached 2nd briefly passing the 200 metres and soon swamped.
7 4 MOZU ASCOT (C805) C Lemaire -- Awkward start losing ground settling well behind, went wide into straight, did not find much room early on, kept on without quickening inside the final 200 metres.
8 13 ONE MASTER (C808) R Moore XB Settled in last few on the rail, angled out turning in, made up some late ground in closing stages.
9 8 SINGAPORE SLING (B104) S De Sousa SR/XB Prominent early stages, gradually drifted back to midfield onto home bend, switched towards the rail for a run after straightening, failed to quicken under pressure.
10 7 FIFTY FIFTY (A287) J McDonald -- Broke well sharing early pace, shifted one back behind eventual winner rounding home bend, kept on before fading inside the final 200 metres.
11 6 BEAT THE BANK (C806) O Murphy CP/SR Niggled along after a moderate start, clipped heels at about the 1350 metres, travelling keenly when drifted back to rear of midfield in 10th approaching home bend, fought on steadily until forced to steady 100 metres out.
12 3 COMIN' THROUGH (C804) M Walker B/TT Ridden for the first 200 metres and hit the front narrowly 1200 metres out, snatched 1L back 2-wide coming onto home bend, kept on before weakening out of contention inside the final 200 metres.
13 12 WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (A136) K Teetan PC Settled in midfield on the rail, came under pressure after straightening, tightened on the rail 300 metres out.
14 10 INNS OF COURT (C807) M Barzalona XB Jumped fairly, travelled not far off the pace in 4th on the rail, dropped away quickly inside the final 200 metres.
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