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Race 2 (559)

HARLECH HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 EL VALIENTE (D124) H Bowman TT Crowded at the start before mustering to get position in midfield away from the rail. Veered outwards sharply near 475m to improve around tiring rival, closed strongly to dash to lead passing 300m before going on to win well.
2 13 TRAVEL GLORY (E170) H W Lai B Steadied after start & taken back to the rail behind runners before racing just worse than midfield along inside. Moved wider & into clear running on straightening before making late headway to move to second at 150m.
3 9 GOLD COMET (D306) H Bentley B Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail throughout. Was ridden along from the 600m, swung wider on straightening before closing off steadily down the outside for third.
4 11 SURE WIN WIN (D407) L Hewitson B Got back to race in the final trio when racing away from the rail. Swing wider on straightening when continuing rearward before making some late ground when finishing off steadily down the outside late.
5 7 WIN WIN CHARITY (G248) C Y Ho B/TT Steadied after the start & shifted behind runners early before improving position after the 1200m to race three wide in midfield. Was just over 4L from lead entering last section & finished off only one paced in straight.
6 14 SPLENDID STAR (G026) V Borges P1 Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Entered last section 4L from lead when continuing along rail. Was hampered & shifted outwards sharply at the 300m before failing to finish off late.
7 8 EUROMISSILE (E277) M Chadwick B/XB Pushed forward before racing third along the rail for the majority. Continued to follow the leader when 2L behind entering last section, did little in the straight & weakened to be beaten just under 6L.
8 5 COMPULSORY (E328) K Teetan B/TT Got a nice position 1,1 from about the 1200m. Was only 2.5L from the lead entering the final section but weakened out in the final 300m to be beaten just under 6L.
9 6 RUN RUN GOOD (D310) C L Chau B/TT Raced back & wide around first bend before being relegated to last near 800m. Shifted wider on the track to improve at 450m, just under 9L from lead entering last section, past a few tiring rivals but still well beaten.
10 10 REGENCY GEM (C035) M F Poon V/TT Began well before getting position in midfield away from the rail. Was hard ridden before straightening, was awkwardly placed near heels at 175m but was already beaten.
11 1 CHIRON (E151) K C Leung TT Crowded, blundered & lost ground after start & raced at the tail. Passed a couple of rivals around bend when making ground along rail, straightened about 6.5L behind but did nothing in the straight.
12 12 BARON ZEE (G077) S De Sousa B/TT Ridden forward after the start & improved position to assume the lead near the 1200m. Was a couple of lengths clear of closest rival on straightening but emptied early in the straight & weakened badly in final 300m.
13 2 BELL OF VICTORY (G116) C Wong B/TT Raced wide without cover in midfield in first half before getting some cover near the 950m when racing with only three runners behind. Was relegated to last approaching 500m before weakening further to long second last.
14 3 DREAM CATCHER (G200) H N Wong B Ridden forward, was very wide around first bend before taking the lead near 1300m before racing outside the leader from 1200m. Steadied to race 1L behind from 900m, began losing ground from 500m & weakened badly to 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