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Race 7 (362)

SOUND PRINT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 PATCH OF COSMO (J357) M Chadwick B Ridden forward to prominent position 3-wide, tight between runners 1000M out drifting slightly backward home bend, ran on under pressure to gain upper hand close to home.
2 6 RISING FROM ASHES (G209) A Hamelin B/TT Settled in better than midfield, tightened 1000M out, ran on under pressure to hit the front over 100M out only to caught shortly afterwards.
3 9 LIGHT YEARS CHARM (K130) Z Purton XB Niggled at early settling some 2L back in 3rd on rail, baulked for a run until the 150M, finished off the race well.
4 8 EVERYONE'S STAR (K172) K C Leung -- Gradually taken backward to last from the widest draw, commenced move on home bend 700M out, ran on under pressure between runners in home straight to be nearest at finish.
5 2 GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) J McDonald CP-/B1 Broke well from a poor draw to vie for lead settling alongside leader 1200M out before drifted 1L back home bend, renewed effort to hold every chance early in straight despite bumped a few times, found no extra 150M out.
6 11 FIND MY LOVE (H110) A Pouchin B/TT Settled in midfield, slightly worse and wider into straight, ran on steadily under pressure near the centre of the track.
7 4 WINNING GOLD (H461) K De Melo TT Settled in last few dropping to last 700M out, ran on past beaten horses inside final 200M, never nearer.
8 5 CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) C Williams CP/H/TT Settled in forward of midfield on rail, gained slightly closer to within 3L of pace to 5th on rail home bend, did not find much behind runners the length of straight and hampered by checked runner 70M out.
9 1 SUPERB BOY (G335) H Bowman B1/TT Broke well from the middle draw, took up running on rail 1200M out setting a sound pace, unable to sustain effort and swamped 150M out.
10 10 NAMJONG KINGDOM (K015) B Avdulla TT- Jumped awkwardly losing ground, remained well back until sneaking up on rail passing the 900M, reached within 4L of pace in midfield rounding home bend but one-paced in straight.
11 7 LIVEANDLETLIVE (K156) Y L Chung TT Settled wide behind midfield after beginning from a poor draw, steadied 1000M out drifting further back home bend to one from last into straight, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages.
12 13 ARMOUR WAR EAGLE (J039) L Hewitson XB Soon taken back to last few from a poor draw travelling keenly off the rail, baulked for a run after straightening, persevered despite tight between runners and badly checked 70M out, never recovered. Jockey penalized.
13 14 THUNDER BLINK (J019) M F Poon H/TT Settled in midfield, drifted slightly further backward leaving the 1000M, gradually faded after straightening.
14 3 PRESTIGE ALWAYS (J300) B Shinn V/TT Held up some 2L off the pace 2-wide in 3rd or 4th, found no extra and faded inside final 250M.
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