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Race 3 (036)

HANGZHOU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ADAIKALI (CE181) G Mosse CP Jumped well and took the lead. Settled comfortably in front and held a 2Ls advantage at 400 M. Kicked away from rivals when placed under pressure for an easy win.
2 14 RARE COLLECTION (BV102) Y T Cheng B Settled near the back early stages. Steadily improved to midfield and closed to within 5Ls of the leader at 400 M. Held up in traffic for some distance after 400 M but charged home strongly once finding daylight.
3 8 MODERN INTEREST (CE029) E Saint-Martin B Settled at midfield. 4Ls off the lead in 6th place at 400 M. Improved steadily over the closing stages.
4 3 CHECK MATE (CC259) O Doleuze B Settled in last place until 400 M. Quickened when asked and ran on well before checking at 200 M. Continued to make up ground to be closest at finish.
5 9 SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) C K Tong CP Ridden out of the gates and raced in a forward position. 2Ls off the lead in 2nd place at 400 M. Kept pace but found no extra final 100 M.
6 12 CHAMPION WINNER (CB458) C Munce -- Blundered on jumping. 2Ls off the lead at 400 M. Pressured at 400 M and kept on before fading final 200 M.
7 7 ALL CHANCES (CE241) D Whyte -- Missed the jump and raced towards the rear. Responded only fairly under the whip and kept on evenly to line.
8 10 LUCKY TRIO (CB199) G Schofield BO/TT Raced in a forward position early stages and stayed within 2Ls of the leader at midway mark. Failed to quicken and faded final stages.
9 5 SUNRISE STRIKER (CE278) M Rodd -- Settled within 2Ls of the leader until being placed under pressure after 400 M. Kept on before fading over final 200 M.
10 2 WAFER KING (CD276) S Dye -- Settled towards the rear and was 7Ls off the lead at 400 M. Kept on evenly in the closing stages.
11 4 JOYFUL UNION (CE239) F Coetzee -- Jumped awkwardly and raced within 2Ls of the leader 800 M. Niggled to keep pace after 600 M. Unable to quicken when placed under pressure final 400 M and gave ground steadily.
12 11 WINNING CHAMP (CE233) C Brown -- No better than midfield and kept within 4Ls of leader until 400 M. Lacked the needed response when asked.
13 13 KE JIA WANG (CD049) H W Lai -- Midfield and 4Ls off the lead at 800 M. Tightened for some distance until switching in after 500 M. Ran into traffic again at 200 M and unable to recover ground.
14 6 CASH BABY (CD220) B Prebble BO 3Ls off the lead at 800 M. Hung out badly and steadily dropped out to finish last. (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