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Race 6 (016)

SHAOQUAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) G Mosse B Settled in last few mainly three off the rails. Commenced run approaching home turn and ran on quite well down centre of straight to assert authority close to home.
2 14 LUCKY GUYS (CE016) M Nunes SR Waited with. Commenced move entering straight. Improving well between runners when forced to steady inside 300 M. Soon recovered and showed a great turn of foot closing stages to miss narrowly.
3 7 CHAMP DRAGON (CB278) C K Tong V-/B2 Niggled along in midfield early. Improved wide far side to join leaders passing 1000 M. Disputed lead turning in gaining brief advantage about 200 M out before swamped close to home.
4 10 BUDDIES POWER (CB201) K T Yeung B/TT Began well vying for lead outside leader. Gained slender advantage rounding home bend. Came under pressure to hold position when narrowly headed into straight. Kept on before no extra near finish.
5 13 DEVON FLAIR (CD240) M Odendaal V Never far off 2-wide in 4th or 5th. Remained similar into straight and kept on same pace to the line.
6 2 UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) H W Lai TT Led early, settling just off the pace on rails. Behind leaders in 3rd rail turning in. Kept on same pace under pressure without quickening.
7 8 SUPER FANTASY (CD162) A Delpech H/TT Midfield when steadied and lost some ground early. Recovered to mid-division into straight but not much room early on. Only obtained run late about 200 M out and finished off race quite nicely.
8 12 MULTIMIGHTY (CG175) F Coetzee TT Prominent early, gradually settling in midfield on rails. Lost ground approaching home turn and hampered and dropped further back 600 M out. Just kept on steadily in the run home.
9 9 AS YOU WISH (CE290) H K Yim -- Sluggish at start. Quickly recovered to forward of midfield. Remained same into straight when came under pressure. Kept on before finding no extra inside final 200 M.
10 1 HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) K W Tsui TT Always at the back and never in contention.
11 4 CAN OPENER (CE196) R Fradd CP Didn't jump well. Quickly recovered to midfield racing keenly. Remained 3-wide in midfield rounding bend and failed to quicken under pressure early in straight. Dropped out tamely closing stages. (Mucus.) (Lame on Monday.)
12 3 PRIMIATA (CG226) Y T Cheng B-/SR1/TT1 Raced wide towards rear. Failed to hold place turnig in and further detached in straight.
13 5 OPERA MAGIC (CB404) C W Wong B Wide in midfield early. Took closer order rounding home bend. Disputed 3rd into straight but soon dropped out of contention.
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