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Race 1 (369)

FU TAI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) Z Purton B Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide after passing 1300M, commenced move 600M, very wide turning in, hit the front 250M, kept on very strongly to the line, easily scored.
2 9 SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276) L Ferraris B-/XB/CP1 Shifted in at start and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, made good progress in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 4 ROMANTIC FANTASY (H168) A Badel B/TT Away with them, raced in midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, made good progress thereafter to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 3 WONDER YEARS (G001) H Bowman B/XB/TT Slow to begin, raced at tail, 11 lengths back in the middle stages, still 8 lengths back turning in, made some progress in straight to make frame.
5 7 WINNING STEPS (G420) A Atzeni H/PC Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the outside, hard ridden after passing 800M, closer on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened gradually thereafter.
6 6 SPECIAL HEDGE (H354) C L Chau B/TT Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, peaked and headed 250M, weakened inside final furlong.
7 10 LITTLE FAIRY (H206) K Teetan B/TT- Began well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
8 8 JUBILATION (G029) M L Yeung V Jumped well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, 3 wide from 600M, peaked early in straight, weakened 250M, eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 1 DARCI JOY (E161) Y L Chung B/TT Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, peaked 500M, weakened early in straight, eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 5 SUPER HONG KONG (D241) K C Leung V-/B2/TT Slowly away, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed no response early in straight, weakened 300M, eased final furlong.
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