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Race 11 (307)

TAI MO SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 MIDNIGHT RATTLER (T371) B Prebble B Held up behind midfield in the first half, worked his way through on the outside making the turn, made steady headway to close the gap on leader, led 100M out and kept going well to the finish.
2 9 INVINCIBLE DRAGON (V166) A Badel H Fractious in stalls and blew the start, 8Ls off the pace in last at 800M, challenge on the inside passing 400M, let down strongly and made up plenty of lost ground to go 2nd near line, ran out of ground.
3 3 MR STUNNING (V153) J Moreira -- Ridden along from wide barrier, crossed to the lead near 1000M, shook off nearest pursuers 300M, ran on well enough only to be headed by winner 100M and lost 2nd near line.
4 6 CLEVER BEAVER (S352) N Callan TT In 8th settled 3-4Ls back in midfield, shifted out for clear run 450M but got held up early straight, made good progress over final 250M.
5 5 MERION (V080) K C Leung B Reserved near the rear 5Ls off the pace, held up behind runners and unable to obtain clear running until after 100M, stayed on towards the finish.
6 7 FLYING MOOCHI (T116) K K Chiong H Bustled along after the start, proved difficult to settle when crossed by rival 900M, in touch turning home, couldn't reel in leader, one paced final 200M.
7 14 SO FAST (S419) T H So H/P In mid-pack, 3-wide trip to the straight, couldn't sprint quickly enough passing 200M, out of contention.
8 4 TURF SPRINT (T396) S Clipperton H Eased to a rearward spot 5-6Ls off the pace, brought wide 450M for a run, ran on moderately down outside, no serious threat to leaders.
9 13 MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) M Chadwick TT Caught wide no cover, up with leader from 750M, couldn't go on inside 200M, weakened noticeably towards the line.
10 1 KEY WITNESS (S212) S De Sousa B/TT Eased back from widest draw, settled 12th and no closer than 3-wide to straight, gave limited response inside 400M and couldn't get near to leaders.
11 8 PERPETUAL TREASURE (S191) O Doleuze TT Held up midfield along the fence, shifted out 450M to improve but unable to obtain clear running in the straight, not tested.
12 2 LINE SEEKER (S269) Z Purton TT Positioned ahead of midfield, used a bit in middle stages to hold his position, didn't respond to riding top of straight, dropped out of contention 250M.
13 11 SECRET COMMAND (S275) H T Mo V/TT Began awkwardly and always near the tail, offered very little on the run home, never in the picture.
14 12 MARVEL TRIBE (S142) K C Ng B Chased leader, dropped out rapidly passing 300M.
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