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Race 9 (191)

DES VOEUX HANDICAP   Rating:88-48   2000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 OPTICAL FAMILY (BT173) E Saint-Martin B Settled mainly in prominent 3rd. Quickened to hit front over 200 M out. Went clear and won unchallenged.
2 6 TEMMOKU (BV108) B Doyle B/H Settled in midfield. Switched wide turning in. Ran on final 300 M to claim 2nd close home.
3 8 BELLAGIO (BT123) E Legrix B Prominent. Settled mainly in handy 2nd far side. Challenged for lead turning in. Hit front 300 M out but soon outsprinted. Lost 2nd near finish.
4 7 DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) F Sanchez -- Settled in rear. Ran on well final 300 M to be nearest at finish.
5 1 EXCEL KID (BN168) C T Cheng B Settled behind midfield. Widest and last turning into straight. Made up good ground final 300 M to be nearest at finish.
6 9 BRILLIANT LEADER (BS211) J Quinn B Prominent. Settled in better than midfield far side. Kept on one pace under pressure in straight.
7 5 FRENCH FRY (BS271) R Fradd -- Held up in better than midfield. Niggled along around home bend. Hampered early in straight. Kept on one pace thereafter.
8 11 GAY NINETIES (BS199) A Munro -- Checked at start. Settled at the back. Gained ground along rails turning in. Hampered early in straight. kept on one pace thereafter.
9 4 TEAM HONOUR (BS193) G Boss -- Settled towards rear. Not much room turning in. Hampered early in straight. Raced tightly behind runners closing stages.
10 3 FAT CHOY TOGETHER (BN082) C H Tse B Pushed along early from widest draw. Improved gradually far side to be 4th approaching 1200 M. Failed to hold place final 300 M.
11 2 GOOD NEWS (BS280) B Marcus B Pushed along to lead coming into stables bend. Raced 3-wide before hanging out badly turning into back straight. Led field until 250 M, then dropped out quickly.
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