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Race 3 (360)

KUT CHEONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 DIVINE ERA (D507) K C Leung TT Broke nicely and settled in front of midfield 3 wide without cover, improved its position after the 900M to be up with the pace, ran on well and won.
2 10 THUNDERBOLTAURUS (G184) H Bowman -- Steadied after the start to be racing 2 wide behind midfield, travelled keenly early, angled out at 350M and stayed on well for 2nd. (See Incident Report)
3 1 ARIEL (G223) L Hewitson -- Broke smartly and ridden along to assume the lead, kept on well until weakened inside final 50M.
4 4 NUNCHUKS (C357) K H Chan TT Settled worse than midfield 3 wide early, made grounds to sit just behind the leaders rounding the home turn, only one pace in the straight.
5 8 LADY'S CHOICE (H155) C Y Ho H/P1 Settled in front of midfield on the rail, under pressure starting at 950M, raced greenly but kept on fairly.
6 3 TURIN WARRIOR (G150) Z Purton B/XB Settled in front of midfield 2 wide between horses, did not quickened in the straight.
7 11 WIN WIN (B472) C L Chau B Settled near the rear on the rail, made up some ground in the straight, best stride late.
8 7 CHOICERUS (H029) K Teetan SR Settled midfield 2 wide, raced ungenerously and limited response.
9 13 YOUNG SPARKLE (G066) A Hamelin -- Tracked the leader throughout, got bumped and became badly unbalanced entering the straight, never seriously tested.
10 5 BRILLIANT PIONEER (G255) V Borges H Settled at the rear, only able to pass weakened rivals.
11 9 SINGAPORE SPIRIT (G047) L Ferraris B/TT Sat in a box seat position, angled out at 450M but no response. (See Incident Report)
12 2 SPICY GRILL (D159) A Badel B/TT Settled near last, made some headway rounding the home turn but weakened in the straight.
13 6 FUNCTION PATCH (E446) S De Sousa H/TT Settled worse than midfield on the rail, never a threat. (Lame left hind leg on the next day)
14 14 BLAZING SUN (E484) R Maia B/XB/TT Settled near the rear on the rail, made no 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