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Race 1 (346)

HUNG SHUI KIU HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1800m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 MIZZEN GREY (N192) S De Sousa B Broke well from a poor draw, settled wide in rear of midfield, commenced move rounding home bend, ran on to assert authority over 200 metres out.
2 3 COMMANDANT (P286) K Teetan PC/TT Soon in prominent position despite an awkward start, settled 2L back in 5th far side in muddling pace, held every chance early in straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres.
3 7 HAPPY FRIENDSHIP (S074) Y T Cheng -- Taken back to midfield near rails, snuck up to 2L 4th entering back straight, remained similar turning for home, tight on rails early in straight and forced to steady over 200 metres out, fought on to re-gain place late.
4 4 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) Z Purton H/P2/TT Moderate start, soon dropped to tail-end, trailed the field to straight, made significant progress in the run to finish.
5 8 LUCKY BOLE (P075) J Moreira B/H/TT Moderate start from the widest gate, gradually shifted back to just worse than midfield near rails, came under pressure entering straight, no extra inside final 200 metres.
6 2 BETTER ANNOUNCE (N254) G Mosse V/TT Made use of the one draw to lead on rails setting a muddling pace, headed under pressure when no extra over 200 metres out.
7 11 MY CUP OVERFLOWS (P378) C Schofield B Broke well from a middle draw, travelled in 2nd outside the leader to straight, soon weakened under pressure.
8 9 GOLD TARTINI (N070) B Prebble B Settled in last few, saved ground entering straight, only ran past well-beaten horses.
9 14 GLORIOUS VICTORY (S369) H W Lai B/TT Jumped fairly, failed to muster despite ridden along, raced keenly in midfield in slackened pace far side, no extra after straightening.
10 12 ZACHARY (N146) R Fourie B/TT Soon dropped to rear despite ridden along, never seen with a chance.
11 5 WIN CHANCE (P415) N Rawiller H-/B1/TT Settled mainly in midfield on rails, slightly close up when pace slackened on far side, dropped out inside final 300 metres.
12 10 BORNFREE (P285) D Whyte B Ridden early, settled for better than midfield 3-wide position far side, yielded ground on home bend. (Blood in trachea)
13 1 ENDORSING (S108) R Moore XB/TT Jumped fairly, travelled very wide without cover in better than midfield, widest runner entering straight, never recovered.
14 6 CHOICE EXCHEQUER (P088) N Callan XB/TT Pressed on from a wide gate, travelled wide without cover in a prominent position, dropped out under pressure from rounding home bend.
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