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Race 7 (329)

SOUTH WALL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 GOLDEN FOUR (B225) B Shinn -- Moderate start, settled mainly in midfield on the rail, saved ground turning in, switched in for a run upon straightening, ran on to gain upper hand close to home.
2 4 TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) J Moreira -- Broke well, settled one-out-one-back just off the pace, became over nearly 3L back in 4th when pace quickened around the bend, ran on steadily under pressure but unable to peg back the winner.
3 2 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) T Piccone B/H/TT Unbalanced at start, settled wide in midfield in 7th, similar but wider turning for home, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish.
4 7 SPRINT FORWARD (C353) S De Sousa CP/XB/TT Jumped awkwardly from the widest gate, recovered to join the leaders 3-wide 1100 metres out, pulled to the front 2-wide rounding home bend kicking 2L clear early in straight, swamped under pressure inside the final 50 metres.
5 11 NUNCHUKS (C357) C Y Ho TT Began fairly, soon came forward to share early lead, taken one back for 3rd with cover when pace quickened around home bend, kept on steadily without threatening.
6 9 YES WE CAN (C307) M L Yeung TT Jumped fairly, settled better than midfield in 5th on the rail, drifted slightly backward when pace quickened on the bend, fought on steadily on the rail without threatening.
7 6 SHADOW BREAKER (C268) A Badel -- Crowded at start, settled wide in rear of midfield, drifted backward rounding home bend, remained wide into the straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
8 1 KING'S TROOPER (C130) K C Leung -- Jumped awkwardly, quickly recovered to midfield, came under pressure to challenge after straightening, ran home one-paced. (Blood in trachea)
9 14 JUNZI (V274) T H So -- Settled in last few on the rail from a low gate, switched out for a run upon straightening, ran on steadily.
10 10 DESTINE JEWELLERY (D032) G van Niekerk B Broke well to lead from a wide draw, obtained rails run coming onto home bend before drifting one back to 2nd, faded shortly after straightening.
11 8 BABY STORM (C500) H W Lai H/TT Settled just worse than midfield, dropped to last few into home straight, made up some late ground closing stages.
12 5 XPONENTIAL (D049) K Teetan XB Crowded at start, settled in last few, baulked for a run early in straight, ran on past well-beaten horses in the run to the line. (Questioned for disappointing performance.)
13 12 WILLFUL (C047) M F Poon B- Jumped fairly, soon taken well back, saved ground turning for home but did not find much under pressure.
14 3 SPLENDID TIMING (C161) N Callan B/TT1 Jumped awkwardly, soon dropped well behind racing wide, widest runner turning in, made no show in home straight.
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