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Race 1 (133)

WA MEI SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 NIGHT PUROSANGUE (J510) B Avdulla CP Average to begin, positioned 3 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, wider turning in, showed very good response in straight, took the lead 50M, kept on well to hold off the challenger late.
2 4 COURIER MAGIC (H290) C L Chau B-/XB Began awkwardly and made contact, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out after passing 450M, finished off very strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 7 FOREMOST TEDDY (J058) J Orman CP/TT Away with them, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, there to turn, took the lead early in straight, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, stayed on evenly to take 3rd.
4 10 EURO ROCKS (H153) H Bentley B-/PC2/TT Began well, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, challenged the leader after turning in, peaked 100M, kept on evenly to the line.
5 11 GO GO GO (H196) D Probert PC/TT Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, angled out 450M, made some progress in straight.
6 5 YEE CHEONG RAIDER (J176) H Bowman B/TT Taken back to race towards rear on the outside, a bit closer on turn, very wide into straight, made some progress early in straight, peaked 200M, kept on evenly to the line.
7 9 ALL EYES ON ME (J453) M L Yeung V/TT Bumped start, raced at rear, 7 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, 4 lengths or so back turning in, passed some tired runners in straight.
8 1 PERPETUAL POWER (J326) E C W Wong -- Out with rest, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, passed some tired runners in the run home.
9 13 BRAVE OF FRIENDS (J382) R Kingscote XB/TT Made contact at start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong.
10 12 HARRY'S HERO (H332) K Teetan P1 Began well from gate 12, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 8 SILVER KING (H420) M Chadwick TT Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Roarer.)
12 2 VIEW ALL THINGS (K101) Z Purton XB/TT Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, shared lead with rival on turn, peaked and headed 300M, weakened and eased thereafter. (Roarer.)
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