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Race 2 (427)

TVB TUNG WAH CELEBRITY SHOW HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SUPER HONG KONG (D241) M Chadwick B/TT Settled down behind midfield, switched away from fence 800M, gave good response top of straight, stayed on best final stages and got up inside 100M.
2 12 MANAGEMENT FOLKS (E496) Z Purton -- Reserved in midfield, moved to the 3-path passing 1200M, wide into straight, ran on well and challenged strongly for the lead 200M, out-stayed by winner late stages. Hung on 2nd in a photo.
3 3 KOWLOON GREAT (E476) L Hewitson CP/TT Held up behind mid-division, swung wide home turn, ran on well final 400M to make frame, just missed out on 2nd in a photo. (Blood in trachea.)
4 8 GO GO SIXTEEN (E244) K Teetan B/TT Raced in midfield, wide no cover form 900M, pushed wider home turn, quickened to lead 300M, peaked on its run 100M, couldn't hold off rivals final stages.
5 11 STARSHIP EIGHTY (H022) V Borges B/H/TT Given a patient ride from draw 12, settled near last, put in a mild bid turning into straight, held by leaders in the run home.
6 2 ROBOT WARRIOR (C532) S De Sousa B-/V2 From wide draw taken back to last about 10Ls off the pace, remained at the rear 400M, shifted ground 300M to continue forward, stayed on but no serious threat to leaders.
7 4 BOOM ALLIANCE (G220) H Bowman B-/XB/SR2/TT Reserved in midfield, moved closer to leaders when pace slackened on home turn, ran on fairly to the line, never reach contention.
8 14 STAR OF GLORY (E316) Y L Chung B Crossed to the front near 1600M, vied for lead 1100M onwards, run ended 300M, swamped by rivals mid-straight.
9 5 HELENE ALLIBOR (E348) C Y Ho B/TT Led early, retrained to take cover behind leaders from 1600M, unbalanced at 1100M on own accord, failed to close off turning home, soon out of contention. (Roarer.)
10 6 FOREVER FOLKS (G463) C L Chau B Jumped fairly from wide draw, shifted across behind runners to race in a rearward position, ran past beaten horses in the straight, never threatened.
11 1 LUCKY DIAMOND (D446) L Currie B/TT Caught wide early, moved up on the 1st turn to be racing outside leader, challenged for the lead 600M, kept on fairly early straight, no extra final 200M.
12 7 WINNING STEPS (G420) A Badel H/PC Slow to begin, recovered to a midfield position, had no clear run early straight, eased final 200M.
13 10 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) M F Poon XB/CP2 Caught wide no cover early stages, strode forward from 1400M to reach the fore at 900M, struggled to keep up 500M, soon weakened on straightening.
14 13 TYCOON JEWELLERY (E473) K C Leung H/XB/TT Chased leaders along the 2-path, pushed to a 4-wide spot without cover home turn, checked 250M and lost ground, nothing left final stages.
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