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Race 5 (666)

NINEPIN GROUP HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GALLANT LEGACY (B451) C L Chau SR2/TT Began smartly from the widest draw, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well on turn, kept on strongly in straight to hold off the challengers. (Lame right front leg next day morning.)
2 12 THE BEST HERO (D314) H W Lai V-/B1 Commenced well, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths back turning in, closed off well to take 2nd, always held.
3 11 HOLYSHOWCASING (E171) T Piccone -- Began fairly, positioned on rail in midfield, slightly inconvenienced near 600M, angled out after passing 450M, made good progress in straight to take a place, nearest on line.
4 10 INFINITE POWER (D014) Z Purton CP1 Average to begin, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, there to turn, hard ridden approaching 250M, showed limited response, ran on evenly to the line.
5 4 HANDSOME REBEL (B469) J Moreira B Jumped well, sent forward to race prominently on the inside, allowed rival to cross near 700M, brushed and unbalanced 600M, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
6 2 SUPER ALLIANCES (C472) K Teetan P Away with them, raced at rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made some headway early in straight, no extra final furlong.
7 8 MIGHTY POWER (C094) C Schofield CP-/BO2 Jumped well from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths back on turn, showed limited response in straight.
8 1 MAGIC SUPREME (D144) A Badel CP/TT Began awkwardly, raced 3 wide behind midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 9 LITTLE THUNDER (C453) A Hamelin B Away well, positioned 2 wide in midfield, shifted in abruptly near 400M, 5 lengths back turning in, failed to make any progress in straight.
10 3 WISDOM PATCH (D289) K C Leung XB-/TT Average to begin, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths back turning in, made no progress in straight. (Roarer.)
11 6 GOKO (A270) M F Poon B/XB/TT Began awkwardly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed nothing in straight. (Roarer.)
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