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Race 2 (648)

CHEERS HONG KONG HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 DISTINCT COMMANDER (N442) B Prebble B/H/TT Parked 4th, 1 off the rails with cover. Peeled out deep turning for home a showed a good turn of foot to hit the lead at the furlong, cruised home for effortless win.
2 3 JOYFUL LUCK (M223) O Doleuze B/TT Settled midfield, coursing 3-4 wide had some cover on the circle. Finished off well despite the wide trip.
3 13 HAPPY GOAL (N213) C Y Lui V Did plenty of work to eventually cross and lead on the fence near the 800m. Turned for home with a 2length margin and maintained a sound effort to the post.
4 2 JOLLY POSH (P371) D Whyte H/TT Raced ahead of midfield, 2-3 deep with cover. Battled away in the run home to stay in the frame.
5 8 EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) H Bowman -- Settled 5th on the fence with cover. Kept grinding away to the wire.
6 7 SHANTARAAM (N410) A Suborics B/TT Raced behind midfield, on the rails with cover. Made some ground over about the last furlong.
7 11 JUST GOOD (CL133) C Y Ho H Began awkwardly, settling 2nd last on the paint with cover. Didn't find any extra when asked for an effort in the run home.
8 6 GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) K C Leung B/TT Taken back from the outside alley to race in last position 2-3 wide with cover. Shifted wide on straightening and finished off one paced.
9 10 MIGHT AND VISION (S057) N Callan CP/H/TT Went back from a wide gate to settle 4th last 3 deep with cover. Kept on evenly in the final stretch.
10 14 DIAMOND START (P211) W M Lai -- Crowded at the start, and then raced with the backmakers, 1 off the fence with cover. Whacked away at the same speed down the running.
11 9 CLASSIC FIGURE (CL279) K Teetan H/P/TT Parked worse than midfield, 3-4 deep on the circle. Only plodded to the line after tough trip.
12 5 PROSPERITY AETHON (N391) J Moreira TT Not the best to begin, settling behind midfield, 2 deep with cover. Failed to close off.
13 12 KOWLOON EAST KING (N215) T Berry B/TT Raced on the speed but coursed 3-4 wide without cover. Was a spent force early in the home straight. (See incident report)
14 4 HAPPILY TIME (S012) Z Purton TT Settled 2nd position, close to the running rail, shifted out to race 1 off after the 700m. Struggled in the straight and finished tailed out. (See incident report)
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