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Race 1 (011)

STANLEY HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1650m   Sha Tin   Wet Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 FIERY PATROL (M360) Y T Cheng B/SR Tracked leader on rails, soon shaken up upon straightening, fought on dourly to just get up on line.
2 7 SHANTARAAM (N410) J Moreira V-/TT Soon took up running setting a steady pace, held pace under pressure in straight and nearly made all but only to be pipped at post.
3 6 CROATIA (P132) A Suborics -- Soon dropped to tail-end of field, waited with, saved good ground on rails turning for home, ran on to be nearest at finish.
4 2 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) Z Purton H/P/TT Drifted back from a wide gate, travelled in last few to straight, shifted wide turning in, ran on inside final 250 metres to be nearest at finish.
5 9 ALL MY BENEFIT (P073) D Whyte H/TT Pressed on from a wide gate racing wide round stables bend eventually joining leader turning into back straight, remained similar to 250 metres when unable to sustain run under reminders, swamped for a placing close to home.
6 8 EASY AHEAD (CK212) T H So B-/P1 Jumped fairly settling in 6th off the rails in rear of midfield, similar turning in, ran home one-paced.
7 4 HEAR THE ROAR (M152) M Chadwick B/XB2 Soon taken back from the one gate, moved slightly closer up mid-way, failed to obtain a clear passage turning in and early in straight, made no further impression. (Blood in trachea)
8 1 COMMANDANT (P286) O Doleuze H-/PC1/TT1 Began well with leaders early, taken back to settle just off the pace but remained wide without cover throughout back straight and around home bend, soon faded after straightening.
9 5 EAGLE KING (S058) C Y Ho B Held rails run up with the pace early, ceded advantage to travel 2 wide in 5th about 2L off the pace coming out of stables bend, dropped away quickly after straightening.
10 10 VIVA GUY (CK318) K C Leung -- With leaders early before shifting backward to race 3-wide in 7th just worse than midfield, remained similar far side, faded out into the last rounding home bend.
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