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Race 2 (278)

YI TUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 RAIN OF THUNDER (CJ352) K C Leung BO Made his run third from the rear after being checked passing the 1700m. peeled out nicely turning for home and ran on strongly.
2 3 SUNNY SKY (CL215) D Beadman B Travelled in midfield 2 deep with cover. Hit the lead near the furlong but was overhauled near the 50m.
3 11 KING GALILEO (CL028) T Clark -- Began awkwardly settling with the backmakers along the fence. Closed off well.
4 12 ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) Y T Cheng B/TT Crowded in the early stages settling back in the field 2-3 wide with cover. Peeled out widest after the 300m and hit the line with purpose.
5 9 GORGEOUS RULER (CK403) N Callan B/TT Camped midfield the fence. Stayed to the inside in the home straight and whacked away at the same speed.
6 14 MR SPEEDY (M183) H W Lai CP Dictated the running settling 1 off without cover. Commenced to tire after the final furlong.
7 7 WADASURPRISE (CK272) Z Purton B/XB Travelled behind midfield 2 deep with cover. Struck some tightening close to home but was only one paced prior to the incident.
8 10 FOREST FOUNTAIN (CJ047) J Lloyd B/TT Copped a check near the 1700m, but was always going to settle worse than midfield the fence. Made steady progress in the straight despite wanting to hang in.
9 5 GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) D Whyte B/H Had every possible chance settling 1 out 1 back, had to be steadied when crowded near the 300m but was already a beaten horse, no excuses.
10 2 PAPAS (CK274) M Guyon V Tracked the leader along the paint. Had every possible chance but was a spent force after the 400m.
11 1 BEST NOODLE (CJ278) G Mosse -- Settled behind midfield 3 wide with cover. Was never in the hunt and weakened over the concluding stages despite being shuffled back prior to the home turn.
12 4 BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) M Barzalona B Raced keenly as joint leader along the paint. Faded in the home straight.
13 8 NOBLE FLIER (CL142) C Y Ho B Slow to begin settling midfield 3 deep with cover. Struggled in the final stretch.
14 13 JUST GOOD (CL133) M L Yeung B-/H2 Throughout the race travelled 3 deep without cover behind the speed. Never likely. Vet reported heart irregularity.
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