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Race 1 (065)

SHENYANG HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 THE KHAN (H489) H Bowman H-/SR Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, found rail approaching 800M, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off strongly to score.
2 2 JOYFUL LIFE (H426) K C Leung TT Average to begin, tracked leaders, 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back on turn, hard ridden from 350M, took the lead approaching 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 50M.
3 9 MEDIC ELITE (G129) K Teetan PC/TT Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, 5 lengths back, 2 wide from 550M, same margin back turning in, finished off strongly to take a place, nearest finish.
4 8 FIRE BALL (D087) Y L Chung CP Jumped well, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made good progress, not quite able to challenge.
5 7 YOUTH POWER (H358) M L Yeung B/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear, found rail 1000M, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, made some progress thereafter.
6 4 AROMATICA (H437) Z Purton TT Commenced well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, there to turn, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 11 RED MAVERICK (J067) L Hewitson -- Moderately away from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened gradually thereafter.
8 3 NOBLE WIN (H195) A Atzeni E-/XB/TT Made contact at start, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back turning in, finished off evenly. (Roarer.)
9 6 ALWAYS AWESOME (H245) P N Wong V1 Made contact at start, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 1 LINK (J177) A Badel CP/XB/TT2 Began awkwardly and bumped, raced in midfield, 2 wide, wider from 550M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 10 TSUEN WAN GLORY (E403) M Chadwick TT Bumped shortly after start, raced better than midfield but trapped wide, moved closer after passing 1050M, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (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