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Race 5 (372)

YUE YEE HANDICAP   Rating:40-20   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LUCKY NISTELROOY (CL118) W C Marwing V/TT Began fairly, raced keenly and eventually pulled himself to 2nd place before the turn, took over inside 400M, soon opened up a decisive advantage and maintained a strong gallop to the line.
2 8 THE KID (CK080) M Guyon B Held up behind midfield, caught wide early but managed to tuck in for cover before the turn, no clear run from 400M-300M, ran on well when clear, nearest finish.
3 14 DAYLIGHT EXPRESS (CH036) Y T Cheng TT Went forward, crossed to the fence 1000M and took cover behind leader, shifted out to challenge 300M out, kept on without taking much ground off the winner.
4 7 SPEEDY (CJ037) D Whyte -- Slow to begin but soon recovered under positive handling, settled ahead of midfield off the rail, had every chance inside 400M, kept on steadily to the line.
5 11 GRAND GENERAL (CJ113) C K Tong B/H In midfield along the 2-path and well covered, stayed on under pressure final 400M but not reached leaders. (Blood in Trachea.)
6 10 GOOD JOB (CL113) T Angland SR/TT Guided to the fence soon after the start and held up patiently towards the rear, finished off the race fairly down the inside.
7 2 NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) M L Yeung B/TT Switched off after the start, ended up 8Ls back in last making the turn, taken widest in straight and made only limited progress.
8 3 CHEEKY LAD (CG198) O Doleuze B In mid-division off the rail, lacked a response when asked, same pace to 100M then weakened.
9 1 HEY HA MASTER (CL208) B Prebble B1/TT Driven forward from draw 14 and crossed to the lead before the turn, headed inside 400M, gradually weakened.
10 4 CONQUEROR (CE270) H W Lai V Away in good order but was reigned back to a rearward position, lacked room off heels of rival from middle of the turn to early straight, ran on one paced when clear 300M. (Blood in Trachea / Jockey questioned re his riding.)
11 9 SHARP BOY (CK294) G Cheyne H1 Positioned 3-wide in midfield, shifted out wider near 800M and left with no cover over the turn, not picked up when the race got serious entering 400M.
12 5 CITY DRAGON (CL263) K C Leung B/TT Up with early pace then steadied to a 3-wide position in mid-pack, no cover from 900M, under pressure near 500M but lacked a response, eased final 100M.
13 12 WHITE DRAGON (CK401) J Lloyd -- In touch, settled in 4th place along the 2-path, outpaced nearing 450M, dropped away mid-straight.
14 13 PAPER WINS (CK354) M Chadwick B/H Towards the rear, badly outpaced turning into straight and soon left behind.
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