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Race 1 (646)

TATE'S CAIRN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 SMART FOLKS (D343) A Hamelin B/SR Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored.
2 5 ACA POWER (E144) H Bowman CP Made contact at start, raced 3 wide behind midfield early, found rail near 800M, a bit closer in the middle stages, 2 wide from 500M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 2 STARRY NIGHT (G253) Z Purton B-/CP2/TT Commenced well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked on run 200M, ran on evenly to the line.
4 12 DASHING GENIUS (G064) Y L Chung TT Made contact at start, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening.
5 11 HANDSOME GUYS (G044) K Teetan B/XB/TT Shifted out abruptly at start, sent forward to race prominently, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong.
6 8 GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) C L Chau B Crowded start, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
7 3 M M NEBULA (G279) K C Leung B/TT Began only fairly and made contact, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide turning in, one-paced in straight.
8 1 FINGERS CROSSED (G403) V Borges H/P1/TT Crowded start, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 4 wide turning in, made no impression in straight.
9 9 LE PLUS VITE (G242) K H Chan H-/PC-/XB/CP2 Began fairly from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 10 LITTLE PLAYER (E066) C Y Ho B-/XB/PC1/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight.
11 7 LUCK STAR (E474) B Avdulla -- Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the outside, 5 lengths back turning in, failed to make any progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 6 HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) L Ferraris V Made contact at start, raced prominently on the outside early, positioned 3 wide, a length or so back in the middle stages, peaked 400M, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
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