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Race 3 (046)

TAK WAH HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CLEAN SWEEP (CD323) D Whyte -- Jumped well from wide draw and settled at midfield. Quickened on straightening and swept to the lead near 100 M.
2 3 VICTORY TURBO (CD320) O Doleuze -- Settled prominently behind the pace-setter until home straight. Moved past the leader near 200 M but was unable match strides with winner in the final stages.
3 4 JOIN VICTORY (CD026) G Mosse -- Raced wide and got no better than midfield. 4-wide making home turn and steadily improved to within 3Ls of the leader on straightening. Kept on well but posed no threat to top pair.
4 10 MEMBERS GLORY (CB325) C Brown B Dropped back to race a rearward position until home straight. Made up ground in the straight to be closest at finish.
5 11 DANEPRINT (CC221) W M Lai B Tracked leaders early. Settled 2-wide and within 3Ls of the leader from 1200 M until home straight. Kept on without threatening.
6 5 KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) G Schofield CP Niggled along 2-wide midfield. Dropped slightly back to behind midfield 800 M and was 3-wide making home turn. Unable to turn up a notch in the straight.
7 7 A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) Y T Cheng SR Slowly away. Settled at midfield. Raced along the rails and no more than 3Ls off the lead making home turn. Kept on fairly but unable to find extra inside 200 M.
8 2 CLASSIC KING (CD256) S Dye B2 Dropped back and settled in a rearward position. Hard ridden to keep up after 800 M and trailed field into home straight. Only passed well-beaten runners inside final 200 M.
9 8 BIG WINNER (CD229) H W Lai H/TT Disputed lead early. Settled within a length of the leader in a 2-wide position from 1000 M onwards. Hard ridden to keep pace on straightening but faded steadily thereafter.
10 9 MAXIMUS (CD255) C Munce -- Trailed field until 800 M. Remained near the back when making home turn in 4-wide position. Stayed on same pace in the straight.
11 12 DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) S K Sit B Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Hard ridden to get to a position behind midfield. Remained in similar position until home straight. Lacked a response when asked and found no extra final stages.
12 6 BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) C K Tong B Hard ridden out of the gates to take the lead. Took a length's advantage into home straight but dropped out quickly inside final 300 M.
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