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Race 2 (442)

SAPPHIRE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 GOODVIEW SUCCESSOR (M043) D Whyte -- Raced in fourth position, 2 deep with cover. Peeled out turning for home and once balanced, let down convincingly.
2 6 HANDSOME BATCHELOR (CL076) K C Leung CP/XB Enjoyed all the favors while tracking the leader along the fence. maintained a strong gallop all the way down the running.
3 11 RAIN OF THUNDER (CJ352) Y T Cheng BO/TT- Received some significant crowding at the start, settling along the paint, behind midfield. Peeled out into clear running at the 150m, and finished off well.
4 8 CHANTILLY (CL153) O Doleuze B Made its run from near the rear 3 wide with cover. Closed off well down the outside in the final stretch.
5 2 FINEZZA (M035) Z Purton -- Went forward from a wide gate and faced the breeze in second position outside the leader. Couldn’t find much extra at the business end of the race.
6 7 REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) M L Yeung -- Parked midfield the fence. stayed on one paced in the home straight making slight ground.
7 12 CHEERFUL DOUBLE (CK396) H W Lai -- Travelled behind midfield 2 deep with cover. Kept poking through to try and hold its position after the 700m. Closed off only.
8 1 SPINNAKER (CK305) G Cheyne TT Rated 3 back. 1 off with cover. Never properly settled and after the 800m, was permitted to shift out and race In a 3 wide line on the circle, no cover thereafter. Not likely.
9 9 POWER DRIFTER (CJ332) G Mosse B/TT Tightened badly for room at the jump settling towards the rear along the paint. Failed to make any impression in the run to the line.
10 13 DASH AHEAD (CD199) T H So CP Badly crowded at the start travelling at the back of the field. Only plodded to the line. (Bled both nostrils.)
11 5 FAT DRAGON (CD130) M W Leung B Worked forward to eventually cross and lead the fence near the 1400M. Was collard after the 400m, and gave ground quickly.
12 10 SHAM SHUI PO (CL182) C Y Ho SR/V Raced 3 wide with cover on the circle, in about a midfield position. Was a beaten horse turning for home.
13 3 MIRAGE R (M055) P Strydom B/TT Taken back from a wide gate and settled at the rear of the field, 2 wide with cover. Struggled in the run home.
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