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Race 6 (229)

ONYX HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 MILLENNIUM FALCON (D281) Z Purton H Crowded at the start, settled in behind midfield, 2 wide, held up early but dashed home impressively once cleared, won by 1/2L.
2 2 PINS PRINCE (G013) J Moreira H/P/TT Jumped awkwardly, recovered to take box-seat, no clear run early, closed off thereafter but winner was too good.
3 7 NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) H Bentley CP/XB Bumped start then ridden positively, sat in front of mid-field, wide but with cover, ran on well to the line to take 3rd.
4 13 BOOMING WELL (E252) V Borges XB/TT Took back, raced at the rear, made the turns on the rail, dashed home well from approaching 200M.
5 9 JOYFUL GENIUS (E388) M F Poon -- Forward, took one-out one-back position, one paced and lost ground from 200M out.
6 11 BEST FOR YOU (C223) C Y Ho B Bumped start, raced towards the rear, 2-3 wide but with cover, improved slightly only.
7 8 TURQUOISE ALPHA (E197) A Badel CP Bumped start, settled midfield, along the rail, held up early, raced flat.
8 10 STRATHMORETOO (E426) L Ferraris -- Hard ridden before settling in midfield, wide but with cover, did not threaten.
9 14 EASY FORTUNE (E242) M L Yeung CP-/B1/TT1 Slotted into midfield, 2 wide, run on slightly early but no extra for final 150M.
10 4 NOBLE STEED (A326) R Maia B Crowded start, sat towards the rear, on rail, held up till 300M, showed dashes once cleared before evened out.
11 5 THE MULTIPLIER (E320) C Schofield CP/TT Took back, at rear throughout, wide initially, shifted to 2 deep prior to first turn, wasn't in it.
12 3 UNICORNBABY (C203) A Hamelin B/TT Bumped start, settled outside lead in 2 wide position, stayed on until weakened near 250M.
13 6 SUNNY DELIGHT (E339) K C Leung B/TT Jumped smartly, shared lead with 2 others, on rail, emptied approaching 300M. (See Incident Report)
14 1 JADE PHOENIX (D179) M Chadwick B Forward to share lead, 3 wide no cover however, run ended passing 350M.
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