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Race 7 (532)

PHOENIX HANDICAP   Rating:65-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 JOHNSON (CJ305) K T Yeung B Began with others from a poor draw, niggled at to muster speed for a prominent one-out-one-back spot, similar turning for home, hit front under pressure 200 M out, held on well to finish.
2 7 DASHING THUNDER (CD080) W M Lai CP Soon dropped to last despite niggled along, trailed the field to 400 M, ran home strongly inside final 250 M to be nearest at finish.
3 11 MALAYAN BRIGHT (CK158) W C Marwing -- Jumped moderately, soon driven to front rank early, settled one-back in 3rd on rails before home bend, quickened well inside final 200 M, lost 2nd late.
4 5 CRYSTAL (CE209) T H So B Niggled at in first few, gradually took up running, held one length advantage rounding home bend, headed over 200 M out, no extra.
5 10 FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) O Doleuze B Soon taken back from a wide draw to travel wide in midfield, no cover around home bend, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening.
6 2 FORTUNE SPIRIT (CK102) J Winks -- Settled in last few on rails despite drawn widest, stuck to the rails for a run after straightening, produced good impression in closing stages doing best work late.
7 3 WIN A DOZEN (CH262) B Prebble TT Prominent far side, slightly shuffled back to just better than midfield coming out, similar on rails turning for home, switched out for a run 400 M out, kept on steadily without quickening.
8 1 RED RULER (CH198) C W Wong V/TT Drawn wide, settled in last few, commenced run when wide around home bend, widest turning in, made up good ground down centre of straight.
9 4 FIRST BABY (CG170) K C Leung P Settled on rails in midfield, raced tight between runners early in straight, inconvenienced inside 200 M, kept on steadily to finish.
10 6 AMAZING FLYER (CK113) D Whyte CP-/B1/TT Began fairly from middle draw, restrained to forward of midfield in a slow-paced race, took closer order turning in, gradually faded from 3rd inside final 200 M. (Lame and roarer.)
11 13 LUFENG FORTUNE (CJ140) E Saint-Martin B Began with others, settled 3-wide in midfield, similar turning in but not much room early in straight and shuffled back, tightened inside 200 M, made no impression closing stages.
12 12 EASY WIN (CJ288) M Chadwick -- Raced wide without cover in midfield, took closer order rounding home bend, beaten and giving ground when hampered inside 200 M.
13 14 AMITYSHIP (CK023) H W Lai B/TT Never better than midfield, towards rear into straight, beaten when hampered inside 200 M.
14 9 SUPER CHARGE (CC299) Z Purton B Travelled just better than midfield, raced very awkwardly and lost position approaching home bend, tightened for a run about 300 M out, made no further impression. (Questioned.)
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