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Race 1 (337)

THE LION HERALD HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 LA COTE DE BLEU (P307) M Chadwick B/TT Settled behind midfield on rails, angled out for a run entering straight, quickened well down the centre of the track to snatch victory final strides.
2 2 MISTER MARC (P316) K Teetan H Attempted to make all, fought on dourly to hold advantage only to be worn down close to home.
3 4 FOLLOW THE WIND (M331) D Whyte B Niggled at early, settled within 3L of pace in 5th on rails, shifted out for a run entering straight.
4 6 MY CUP OVERFLOWS (P378) U Rispoli B/TT Settled one back in 3rd on rails, kept on steadily without quickening under pressure.
5 1 GLORIOUS AVENUE (S181) Z Purton H Began from a tricky draw, settled wide in midfield, ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish.
6 11 THE ONLY KID (CH173) G Mosse TT Settled in midfield near rails, ran on in straight to be nearest at finish.
7 13 HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) J Moreira XB Soon taken back to race in rear on rails, saved a lot of ground turning in, fought on steadily without threatening.
8 5 CROATIA (P132) O Doleuze B Settled wide towards the rear, made modest progress under pressure down the centre of the straight.
9 7 MIZZEN GREY (N192) M Demuro -- Settled well behind, ran on past well-beaten horses in the run home.
10 12 SWEET BEAN (S205) C Y Ho -- Settled well behind from the widest draw, went past well-beaten horses in straight.
11 8 SOLAR BOY (CL213) T H So V Vied for lead early, settled 2-wide in 2nd from 1200 metres, folded up quickly inside final 200 metres.
12 3 COLOURFUL PROFIT (S123) N Callan B/TT Moderately away, positioned 2 wide in 4th, 2 lengths back, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, finished off one-paced thereafter.
13 9 SOLAR DRAGON (P136) M L Yeung CP-/H2/PC2 Never on terms.
14 14 CARE FREE ELEGANCE (P340) H W Lai B/TT Midfield, dropped away quickly in straight.
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