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Race 5 (638)

OLD BAILEY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HELLO KIMBERLEY (P205) D Lane B/H/TT Fast start widest & soon led, crossed to rail 1350m, 1L clear & shaken up 420m, kicked on & scooted away, tapered late but clear.
2 3 MALAYAN PEARL (N416) C Y Lui -- Awkward start, niggled on rail midfield, checked off heels 500m & switched outside in stretch, driven 350m, closing when impeded rivals close home, nicked 2nd at wire.
3 1 ASIA RISING (S159) D Whyte B/TT Outpaced & rousted early, settled 1 off with cover fore of midfield, not clear run & stumbled on heels 310m, driven 250m, closed to 3rd late.
4 8 KEEN TACTICS (N143) C Y Ho B/TT Tardy break & rousted early, mustered to race 1 off with cover midfield, edged 3 deep 500m, driven into stretch, progress to 2nd 200m, tapered out of frame late.
5 2 UNIQUE JOYFUL (S241) M L Yeung H/V/TT Tardy start & settled last pair 1 off, bustled 3 wide to improve 800m, driven 550m, ran on centre track, pressing for minors when back-end bumped close home.
6 13 ELITE PRIDE (S325) J Moreira SR Outpaced at break, raced behind midfield 1 off with cover, advanced a spot 850m, shifted wide 550m, ran on to dispute 2nd 300m, tapered & swamped late.
7 12 UNICORN (T046) Z Purton B- Taken back from wide gate, raced rail near rear, checked off heels 500m, not clear run in stretch, kept on late but not fully tested.
8 6 UNIQUE AWESOME (T088) H W Lai H/PC Sluggish start, raced rail behind midfield, niggled 850m, driven wide home turn, closing on minors when badly impeded late & snatched up.
9 5 HEART WOOD (M378) H N Wong B-/SR1 Fast break & bustled to rail 1 back, unable to quicken in stretch & plugged on tepidly.
10 10 BE THERE AHEAD (S193) K C Ng B Missed break & raced at tail on rail, minor advance 800m, shifted out & driven 430m, some headway when badly hampered & stumbled close home.
11 4 WIRE TO WIRE (S189) T H So B/H Smart break, sat rail fore of midfield, driven 350m, plodded on same pace.
12 14 ISLAND FLYER (S423) K C Leung -- Moderate start, mustered to race close 3rd 3 wide no cover, niggled 860m, driven into stretch, soon emptied & weakened out.
13 11 FUN TAPESTRY (P443) O Doleuze XB Sharp break, sat 2nd 1 off no cover, ridden under pressure 600m, found nil & faded tamely.
14 7 SILVER BAUHINIA (T044) C K Tong H Broke OK, quickly dropped back through field despite urgings, at tail 800m, tailed off & eased turning in.
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