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Race 11 (431)

KUNG HEI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SUPER FOOTBALL (D465) Z Purton -- Drifted back after start & raced in midfield in the clear after first section. Continued in midfield over 8L from lead at half-way. Eased wider on turn, closed strongly to strike lead at 75m mark & continuing strongly to win.
2 6 PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) K C Leung -- Raced worse than midfield on the rail throughout. Shifted wider on cornering when over 8L from lead before finishing strongly in closing stages to charge to fast finishing second. DH 2nd.
2 7 RIGHT CHOICE (C013) B Shinn B Pushed forward to race second. Continued in second but nearly 3L from the lead at half-way. Dashed to the lead at the 225m, continued to hold lead until being joined by the winner passing the 75m. DH 2nd.
4 5 HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) C Soumillon H/TT Raced in midfield away from rail throughout. Entered last section 6.5L from lead before making continual steady ground to be beaten under 2L.
5 14 LEADING FORTUNE (C441) V Borges -- Shifted back to race second last after start. Continued a long way back, 11L behind at half-way. Shifted 3 wide to improve near 550m, cornered widest, still 9L behind before closing very strongly to be beaten under 2L.
6 13 KING'S CAPITAL (E077) C Schofield XB Raced in midfield away from rail throughout early & middle stages, 5.5L from lead passing half-way. Similar margin behind on straightening before making continual steady headway to hold midfield finish, only 2L behind on line.
7 11 BEAUTY DAY (B076) M F Poon B/H Raced on leaders back momentarily after start before a pair further back when 4L from the lead at half-way. Continued close to the lead near the 200m mark before being swamped & finishing midfield. Only beaten around 2L.
8 4 SACRED IBIS (A127) K Teetan XB Drifted back after start & raced third last on rail. Relegated to second last near half-way when 12L from lead. Moved away from the inside approaching corner before running on steadily to midfield, beaten only 2L.
9 12 CASIMIRO (C149) M Chadwick -- Lifted feet off the ground at start & consequently didn't begin fast before improving quickly to midfield. Cornered 8L from lead, shifted inwards passing the 300m when making steady ground to be beaten 3L on line.
10 8 CHEVALIER PRINCE (D298) C Y Ho B-/V1/TT Steadied from outside gate & shifted behind runners to race worse than midfield away from rail. Relegated to second last on straightening, 10L behind, before finishing off only moderately, beaten over 6L. (Mucus in trachea).
11 10 HARMONY WIN WIN (E136) C L Chau XB Strode forward to lead soon after start. Continued boldly in lead, racing nearly 3L clear at half-way. Continued to hold lead before emptying at the 250m mark & weakening sharply in the last furlong. Went too keenly in lead.
12 3 BLASTOISE (C450) N Callan SR-/CP1 Pushed forward, raced 1,1 momentarily before racing third, away from rail without cover from 950m. Continued third entering last section, 4L from lead before peaking on effort at the 300m mark & weakening sharply thereafter.
13 9 FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) T Piccone B Didn't begin fast before bumping, losing ground & racing at the tail. Continued last approaching corner, 12L from lead entering last section before failing to improve. Long second last.
14 1 VITRALITE (E121) A Badel XB Raced in midfield on the rail throughout early & middles stages, 6L from the lead passing half-way. Cornered a similar margin behind before weakening very poorly in the straight to be a long last.
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