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Race 2 (504)

LAI PEK SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 SOLID SHALAA (H228) K Teetan B/TT Slow into stride settling in midfield, saved ground turning in for home, responded well inside final 200 metres to snatch victory final strides.
2 10 ACA POWER (E144) A Badel CP Settled in 4th on rail, gained 3rd passing the 800 metres, ran on under pressure only to be overshadowed by the winner final strides
3 3 DIAMOND FLARE (H224) E C W Wong B/TT Soon took up running from a wide draw, obtained rails run in front passing the 800 metres, kicked over 2L clear 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort and collared final strides.
4 9 HINOKAMI KAGURA (H384) H Bentley PC/TT Jumped fairly settling in midfield, covered ground widest turning in for home, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening.
5 8 HIGH RISE POWER (H353) K De Melo -- Began moderately, travelled wide without cover in midfield or slightly worse, produced good late impression in the run to the line.
6 5 TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR (H430) Z Purton TT Inconvenienced at start, travelled wide in last few, switched near rail for a run entering home straight, made good impression inside final 200 metres.
7 6 SPEEDY SMARTIE (H108) C L Chau TT Broke well before taking back to share early pace, shifted further back to 2L 3rd into home bend and 4th into straight, made no further impression.
8 7 STRIVE FOR GLORY (D186) M Chadwick P/TT Slowly away travelling well behind, produced good late impression inside final 200 metres.
9 1 FLYING DRAGON (E360) Y L Chung XB Slowly away travelling well behind, made modest progress past well-beaten horses in straight.
10 2 FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) B Avdulla B-/PC1 Well there to straight, dropped out tamely. (Blood in trachea)
11 12 SMART FOLKS (D343) A Hamelin B/H/SR Travelled wide without cover in midfield, folded up quickly inside final 300 metres.
12 11 SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097) A Atzeni -- Never better than midfield, weakened inside final 250 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