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Race 1 (497)

YAN CHAU TONG HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 MEDIC CHAMPION (M054) M Chadwick B/TT Began from a poor draw, raced wide in prominent positions down far side, took over rounding home bend, soon drew clear after straightening, won easing down.
2 6 EPATANT (CL349) G Mosse H- Broke well, gradually settled not far off in 4th, 3-wide without cover rounding home bend, fought on under pressure without threatening.
3 9 METREVELLI (M165) D Whyte B Wide in midfield early, settled towards the rear, finished off race well.
4 1 WATCH FIRST (CL160) B Prebble B- Tardy start, soon picked up to midfield on rails, baulked until 200 M, made modest late impression.
5 3 EPEE DE HUA (CJ307) U Rispoli B-/V1 Moderate start, soon moved up on rails to join leaders, settled in 1L 3rd on rails rounding home bend, faded gradually after straightening.
6 13 LOTS OF FUN (CL089) M Du Plessis B/TT In first few, kept up with fast second quarter in 5th, switched out from within striking distance upon straightening, ran home one-paced.
7 4 CHANTILLY (CL153) T H So B Failed to muster and soon dropped to tail-end, trailed the field to straight, switched wide turning for home, made modest headway down the centre of the track.
8 10 SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) T Clark B/TT Towards rear, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on well despite tight runs on rails in straight.
9 2 DR UNION (CK105) W M Lai -- Midfield, faded under pressure in straight.
10 5 TREASURE GLITTER (M031) A Suborics -- Began fairly, raced wide without cover in forward of midfield, kept on until finding no extra inside final 200 M.
11 12 SPEED RACER (CK207) J Lloyd CP Settled around midfield, similar into straight, soon weakened.
12 8 SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) M L Yeung B Soon dropped to one from last, saved ground on rails turning in, found nil in straight.
13 7 GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) K C Leung SR-/H/B2 Began fairly, soon picked up speed to gain narrow advantage briefly one off the rails, gradually steadied to 2nd or 3rd just off the speed, dropped out tamely after straightening.
14 14 RUN TO WIN (M133) C K Tong H/V/XB Soon taken back from the widest draw to travel in last few on rails, switched out for a run 300 M out, found nothing under pressure.
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