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Race 1 (065)

XIAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 HOUSE OF LUCK (S127) C K Tong H-/B Moderate start, pressed on along the rails to take up running from the 1000 metres producing fast early sectionals, sustained effort to spread-eagling the field in the final stretch.
2 7 BRILLIANT MONKEYS (S283) D Whyte TT Began from a poor gate, settled just better than midfield in 6th, fought on steadily for remote 2nd.
3 10 HOLY STAR (T068) B Prebble B/TT- Jumped fairly settling towards the rear at his own pace, finished off race nicely producing the fastest final sectional of the field at the finish.
4 11 HONG KONG FAT (M099) Y T Cheng H/TT Settled towards the rear on rails, produced good late impression down the inside of straight, nearest at finish.
5 6 JOY TOGETHER (P082) N Callan B/TT Jumped well, settled for 3rd one off the rails in fast early sections, shifted slightly wider rounding home bend, had nothing to give under pressure upon straightening.
6 4 CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) J Moreira B/XB/TT Vied for lead from a wide draw, holding narrow advantage briefly before shifting back to sit just outside the leader around the bend, unable to sustain effort and faded out of contention upon straightening.
7 3 BE THERE AHEAD (S193) T H So B2 Taken back to trail the field, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on steadily past well-beaten runners in the run to the line.
8 2 HEARTILY WINS (P424) R Fourie V- Taken back from a tricky gate to race one from last, trailed the field into home straight, fought on dourly under pressure past well-beaten horses.
9 12 CASA JUNIOR (M366) W M Lai CP Settled in midfield to straight, one-paced.
10 9 BEST FIGHTER (S364) N Rawiller SR-/XB/CP2 Settled in midfield on rails, given early reminder approaching home straight, soon faded after straightening.
11 13 NAMJONG SURPRISE (S287) M L Yeung H-/PC-/B2 With leaders early before settling in 4th just over 2L off the pace, folded up quickly in straight.
DNF 1 FISHKING THUNDER (T084) C Schofield B Settled not far off in 5th on rails, dropped away quickly 500 metres out, failed to finish.
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