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Race 5 (312)

YI TUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 UNICRON JEWELLERY (V333) J Moreira -- Crowded on jumping, failed to muster speed, raced wide at rear, improved from near 500M, finished off very strongly in straight and scored narrowly.
2 11 GODSPEED (A087) K Teetan B/H Began fairly, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, there to turn, 3 wide with cover on turn, finished off very well to take 2nd.
3 7 JOYFUL PARK (S382) S Clipperton -- Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, still well back on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made good progress to take 3rd.
4 5 ELECTRIC LIGHTNING (A189) D Whyte -- Away with them, raced 2 wide, 3 to 4 lengths back, similar position on turn, no daylight early in straight, made some progress when clear thereafter to make frame. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 13 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) M Chadwick B/TT Average to begin, raced 4 lengths or so back on rail, saved ground on turn, made reasonable headway in straight without threatening.
6 10 THE SHOW (T256) W M Lai B Bumped start and unbalanced, unable to slot in early, sent forward near 1100M, took the lead on turn, peaked early in straight, stayed on evenly thereafter.
7 4 AGREE (A116) T Berry B Began only fairly, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 800M, 2nd on turn, kept on well until near 150M, weakened thereafter.
8 12 MI BLANCO (A186) A Badel V/TT1 Bumped start, taken back to race at tail, still last turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
9 8 INDIGENOUS STAR (A081) N Callan SR-/CP1 Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, there to turn, finished off one-paced. (Sustained a wound to the right front coronet.)
10 9 STARLIT KNIGHT (A137) C Y Ho P-/B1/TT Moderately away from a tricky gate, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide in 5th, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
11 14 FORTUNE GIGGLES (S346) M L Yeung B Began well, positioned 3 lengths or so back on rail, there to turn, awkwardly placed near 400M, showed no progress in straight. (Lost right hind plate near 700M.)
12 1 DESMIOS (T142) U Rispoli H Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1to 2 lengths back on rail, easy run on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 3 CLUB LIFE (P309) K C Ng XB Jumped well, sent forward to race 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, showed no response in straight, emptied in the final stages.
14 6 SPEEDY WALLY (T002) A Sanna TT Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently, 3rd on turn, emptied early in straight, eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
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