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Race 2 (525)

DENGSHIKOU HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) Z Purton H/V/TT Eased back at start to settle at rear, travelled well and kept to rail home turn, gained split at 300m and finished off strongly.
2 12 EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) N Callan -- Settled just behind leaders, travelled well home turn, challenged strongly at 300m, hit lead at 200m before overpowered final 50m.
3 7 PRECIOUS GEM (S097) W M Lai B/XB Pushed forward early to hold rail position inside leader, quickened nicely in straight and boxed on gamely.
4 2 TRENDIFUL (S185) C Y Ho B/TT Crowded at start and eased back to settle worse than midfield, ran home fairly in straight.
5 10 BLACK STAR (S140) T H So CP-/PC1 Jumped well and pushed along to settle behind leaders, held up passing 350m, ran home OK when clear final 200m.
6 11 COSMO ONE (M410) Y T Cheng B/H/SR Sent forward early to settle on pace, leaders back on straightening, challenged briefly approaching 300m but unable to quicken and battled gamely to line.
7 1 JOYFUL LUCK (M223) H N Wong B/TT Slow to begin, quickly improved along rail to settle midfield, held up for clear running early part of straight but did not run on when clear.
8 6 MANIPULATION (S075) D Whyte CP/H/TT Settled worse than midfield, asked to quicken on straightening, tried hard but couldn't make ground.
9 5 NOVEL START (M255) A Suborics B Fast out and settled in front, held together home turn, unable to quicken at 400m and weakened out of it from 250m
10 4 HELEN'S CHOICE (P185) C K Tong -- Eased back from wide gate to settle 4 wide at rear, wide on straightening and one paced in straight.
11 9 ENJOY THE FUN (M030) K C Leung SR/TT Sent forward but caught wide without cover, under pressure passing 700m and gave ground in straight.
12 8 SOLAR BOY (CL213) K C Ng V Raced wide without cover in midfield position, never on track and failed to run on 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