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Race 1 (407)

KUNG HEI HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 HAPPY TANGO (D075) Y L Chung B Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on very well in straight and scored.
2 12 GREAT DAYS (H119) K Teetan H/PC/XB Jumped awkwardly, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 4 RATTAN WORLD (G384) Z Purton B/TT Made contact at start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, angled out 500M, made very good progress in straight to take a place, nearest finish.
4 1 E GLORY (H304) K C Leung B1 Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off evenly.
5 13 MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) L Hewitson TT Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 500M, 3 lengths back turning in, kept on evenly in straight.
6 9 GET THE MONIES (G168) H Bentley B/TT Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made little progress in straight.
7 14 DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) B Thompson V- Crowded start, raced at rear, 6 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made some headway in straight.
8 7 SWEET DIAMOND (G063) A Badel TT Jumped well from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, 3/4L back, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
9 8 TIMESTORM (G109) M F Poon B-/V1 Jumped with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back, same margin back on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
10 3 THE GOOD DEAL (G025) B Avdulla SR/TT Began well from a wide draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths or so back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
11 11 EASY TWO (G423) C L Chau H/V/TT Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, one-paced in straight.
12 6 SMART LEADER (B456) K De Melo B/XB/TT Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, raced towards rear, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 2 BAYVIEW STAR (G411) A Atzeni CP1/TT Slowly away, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
14 5 HERO ICON (G422) L Ferraris CP1/TT Crowded shortly after start, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths back, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M. (See Racing Incidents.)
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