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Race 3 (069)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PACHINKO (CH208) A Delpech -- Off slowly and raced behind midfield. Switched out on straightening and swept past the field for a successful debut.
2 6 MARIACHI (CH190) M Nunes TT1 Raced wide behind midfield. Hung out and swung wide on straightening. Rallied well and matched strides with eventual winner in the straight. Came up just short in its debut.
3 9 TERRAFERMA (CG016) D Beadman V/XB/TT Among leaders early stages. 3Ls off the pace at 800 M and steadily crept up 3-wide on turn. Within a length on straightening and ran down early leader near 100 M. Unable to find enough to hold off top pair late.
4 11 LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) G Mosse B/TT 3-wide at midfield. Kept on fairly in the straight to make the frame.
5 1 MASCOT FORTUNE (CH221) Y T Cheng XB Kept pace behind the leaders. Got a bad check at 800 M and dropped to midfield. Made a good run in the home straight and got close late despite some traffic problems.
6 8 RAIN CHECK (CH254) F Coetzee B1 Among early leaders. Settled in a prominent spot behind the pace making home turn. Kept chasing in the straight but just couldn't muster enough to gain any ground.
7 2 WHISKY POWER (CH291) M W Leung -- Hard pressed from widest draw and took the lead before heading into the turn. Fought hard to keep advantage before fading out of contention final 100 M.
8 13 BATURO (CH029) O Doleuze -- Led in the early stages. Slipped back to be racing in front of midfield after 1000 M. 2-wide and 2Ls off the lead turning for home. Kept on steadily but ran into trouble 200 M out. Remained same pace thereafter.
9 3 EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) K T Yeung XB-/TT- Jumped well but lacked speed to keep up with leaders. Raced 2-wide at midfield. Switched out for a run on straightening but only able to keep same pace in the straight.
10 12 MULTI KING (CH218) K L Chui TT Spent most of the time in rear section. Made up ground by running past beaten runners in the straight. (Bled.)
11 10 AMAZING CHOISIR (CH189) G Boss -- Taken back to the fence from a wide draw. Made a ground saving trip around the turn. No luck in finding a run in the home straight and was severely checked 200 M. No chance thereafter.
12 14 SILLY BOY (CC094) S K Sit B/TT Ridden along and was wide among leaders. 2-wide and a length off the pace making the turn. Kept strides before dropping out final 250 M.
13 4 VITALITY CHAMP (CD301) H W Lai B/XB Raced along the rails at midfield. Steadied whilst making turn at 600 M and slipped further back. Kept on fairly after straightening but found trouble again near 200 M. Ran on but unable to threaten.
14 5 EXCELLENT PLASTIC (CH263) W M Lai TT1 Checked a few times at the start and was playing catch-up at the turn. Last on straightening and made no impression thereafter.
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