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Race 6 (101)

KAU TO SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 WISE LOVER (CE095) D Whyte B Settled 4Ls off the leaders 3-wide, not suited by the slow pace, dashed strongly 300 M to win by a narrow margin.
2 10 SCOOT DA LOOT (CH274) F Coetzee -- Settled 1/2L away outside the leader and favoured by the soft early sectionals, travelled nicely until 600 M when hung out slightly, hung out wider on the track in straight, closed the race off strongly and just beaten in 2nd.
3 5 GOAL KEEPER (CH277) O Doleuze -- Pushed early to hold the rail position just behind the pace group, 3Ls off the leader, not suited by the slow pace, dashed strongly 250 M to grab 3rd.
4 1 MERIDIAN PRIDE (CH057) G Mosse B Easily took the box seat, checked 1000 M and then raced keenly afterwards, favoured by the slow pace, led 300 M, hung on until 50 M overhauled, emptied and just missed 3rd.
5 8 BULLISH WIN (CH197) K L Chui TT Hard ridden early but failed to muster speed, only managed to keep up a spot just behind the pace group, 2-1/2Ls off the slow pace 2-wide, lacked turn of foot in straight, little dash 200 M.
6 6 RELY ON ME (CE068) P H Lo TT Pushed to take the rail and led by 0.5L at slow early sectionals, overhauled quickly at 300 M, flattened 100 M.
7 14 BAJAN BELL (CG142) C K Tong B Eased to sit worst than midfield for cover, 6Ls off the leader 2-wide, lacked room 400 M, dashed strongly 200 M despite harmed by the slow pace.
8 4 MELLIFLUOUS (CH212) Z Purton XB/H Very slow and awkwardly away, checked early, 7Ls off the leader at rear 2-wide, harmed by the slow pace, tracked eventual winner top straight but no turn of foot to keep up, picked up late and dashed well 100 M.
9 7 SPARKLING STAR (CD055) S Dye B Went back as usual, 7Ls behind the leader along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo, ran flat until 150 M closed the race off strongly but too late.
10 12 FAVOURITE SUPREME (CH203) S K Sit TT Eased to sit about midfield, 4Ls off the leader, trapped 4-wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, dashed fairly in final stages after the very tough trip.
11 9 EVERGREEN (CE106) C W Wong TT Eased to sit about midfield along the rails, 5Ls behind the leader, not suited by the slow tempo, never accelerated and ran on fairly in straight.
12 11 BILLION (CH316) Y T Cheng -- Slow away, but soon moved up 2Ls behind the good pace 2-wide, weakened 350 M.
13 2 NICE KING (CG147) G Boss B Eased back, 6Ls off the leader, trapped 3-4 wide and lost ground, harmed by the slow pace, failed to demonstrate its usual strongly finishing efforts.
14 13 CARRY GOOD NEWS (CG219) W M Lai -- Eased towards the rear, 8-1/2Ls behind the leader, raced 3-5 wide, lost too much ground at bends, harmed by the slow pace, lack turn of foot and just held ground in straight.
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