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Race 1 (093)

SWIMMING 1200M HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 PATCH OF COSMO (J357) L Ferraris B Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 450M, unable to obtain clear run until approaching final 100M, finished off very strongly, led close home.
2 7 JUNEAU PRIDE (J443) B Avdulla -- Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned 3 wide with cover, 2-1/2L back, there to turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 5 CIRCUIT JOLLY (J506) Z Purton -- Shifted out at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, travelled well to turn, hard ridden 300M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two close home.
4 8 KA YING ATTACK (J391) M F Poon -- Began fairly, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared approaching 200M, finished off strongly, nearest finish.
5 6 ETALON OR (J273) A Badel B Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, made very good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 9 NORTHERN FIRE BALL (J488) Y L Chung H Jumped well from gate 10, unable to slot in, trapped 4 wide, 2 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 10 TOP TIME (K006) K De Melo -- Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening.
8 11 CASHISCASH (J369) K Teetan XB/TT1 Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, angled out after passing 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, made some progress in the run home.
9 13 CONCORDE STAR (J344) K C Leung TT Moderately away, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, there to turn, hard ridden approaching 300M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final 100M.
10 12 SMILING EMPEROR (J371) H Bentley B Bumped shortly after start, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, found rail 600M, same margin back turning in, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter.
11 2 SANTORINI (J076) H Bowman CP Began well from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 3 RUN YES RUN (J264) M Chadwick CP Began only fairly, tracked leaders, 3 wide, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 4 BABY SATELLITE (J262) A Hamelin B1/TT1 Bumped shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight.
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