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Race 3 (782)

THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 LET'S DO IT (E132) H Bowman CP Sat behind midfield on the rail, traveled comfortably, switched out to 2 wide making the turn, made very good progress in the Straight, finished off well.
2 1 BABY CRYSTAL (H081) Z Purton TT1 Settled handy 4 wide, responded nicely when asked inside 200M, kept on well to hold 2nd.
3 14 NOBLE ONE (G278) A Badel B/XB1/TT- Jumped awkwardly, sat towards rear 2 wide, closed off nicely, best stride late.
4 9 HAPPY TRIO (G244) L Hewitson B Ridden along to chase the leader, ran on evenly to the line.
5 2 BEATO (H090) Y L Chung B/TT Slow to jump, sat rear, no clear running in the early Straight, responded well under pressure after 200M.
6 7 SMART FIGHTER (H278) K C Leung -- Jumped fairly, settled midfield 2 wide, made decent progress early in the Straight, peaked at 100M, one pace only afterwards (Substantial mucus in trachea, See Incident Report).
7 5 SUPER WINNER (C341) A Hamelin TT Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, raced keenly in the early stages, ran on okay.
8 12 EIGHT TRIGRAMS (C102) M L Yeung B/TT Ridden hard to lead, weakened approaching 250M.
9 13 AMIGOS GIGGLE (E362) C Y Ho -- Sat midfield 2 wide, made some progress in the early Straight but one pace thereafter.
10 10 JAZZ CLUB (G285) K H Chan -- Sat better than midfield on the rail, limited response when asked, weakened and faded after 200M (Lost right hind plate, See Incident Report).
11 8 COURIER MAGIC (H290) M F Poon CP-/H1/TT Sat towards rear, no impression.
12 11 DUBLIN STAR (C436) B Avdulla B/TT Settled worse than midfield, one pace, never a threat.
13 4 SPEEDY SMARTIE (H108) M Dee B1/TT Sat better than midfield 3 wide, slightly weakened in the early Straight and faded.
14 6 MAN LIGHT (H272) M Chadwick XB1/TT1 Jumped awkwardly, sat worse than midfield, went amiss after passing the winning post.
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