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Race 1 (037)

CUCKOO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 MORDICUS (V130) Z Purton H/XB/CP1/TT- Ridden to lead, made all, soon drew clear after straightening.
2 6 MONEY WINNER (A055) D Whyte H- Unbalanced at start, inconvenienced at the 1100 metres, towards the rear rounding home bend, fought on steadily in straight to claim 2nd final strides.
3 2 NONE OTHER (S349) J Moreira -- Settled just off the pace on the rail, raced awkwardly behind the leader rounding home bend, failed to quicken to threaten and lost 2nd final strides.
4 9 REWARDING FLYER (T401) T Berry B/TT Travelled wide in midfield, drifted slightly backward to 6th coming onto home bend, fought on steadily in straight to narrowly miss the place-getters.
5 7 INDIGENOUS STAR (A081) K C Leung B-/SR1 Moderate start, taken back from a wide gate, towards the rear on the rail when checked and lost position 850m out, trailed the field on home bend, shifted out for a run 250m out, produced good late impression under pressure.
6 10 VICTOR EMPEROR (S425) W M Lai TT Broke well, taken back to just better than midfield, remained without cover most of the way, kept on before fading under pressure inside the final 200 metres.
7 4 THE LEGEND (A318) O Doleuze -- Jumped fairly, soon picked up to a prominent 2-wide position just off the pace, faded steadily under pressure in the straight.
8 5 LIGHTNING MISSILE (A281) K Teetan -- Crowded at the start and inconvenienced coming onto home bend, remained in last few most of the way, never nearer.
9 8 JOYFUL FOREVER (A151) B Prebble B Taken back from a wide gate, raced wide without cover well behind far side, made short-lived effort rounding home bend, no further impression.
10 3 MY HONEY (A330) U Rispoli -- Crowded at start, soon recovered to midfield position on the rail, dropped away quickly inside the final 300 metres.
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