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Race 5 (693)

HAP MUN BAY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 GOLDIE FLANKER (V161) S Clipperton B On back foot at start, settled near tail on rail, pulled out 580m & urged, ridden 350m, made up plenty of ground, hit lead 20m and pulled away.
2 7 STAR SUPERIOR (V255) D Whyte TT Among fastest to start, eased into handy position 3 deep, ridden 570m, raced up to join lead 300m, broke clear, grabbed near line.
3 4 FISH N' CHIPS (T099) M L Yeung -- Began evenly, natural speed to lead on rail, joined 650m, ridden 400m, joint lead soon after but never quite on top again, stayed on well.
4 12 SMILING GLORY (V231) H N Wong TT Broke well, outpaced early & back to spot just fore of midfield on rail, niggled at times throughout, ridden 400m, making solid ground when short of room 160m, finished resolutely.
5 8 GIDDY GIDDY (S367) O Doleuze B/TT Began well, not rushed to press forward, 3rd early but deep on track, joint lead 3 deep 650m, ridden 450m, claimed 300m, stayed on.
6 5 BOLSHOI BALLET (V226) M F Poon B/H/TT Jumped OK, into handy position early, settled just behind lead 1 off, driven 620m, bumped 250m, struggled to pick up, found line again very late.
7 2 EVEREST (V296) J Moreira V1 Moderate start, eased behind runners, settled beyond midfield 1 off, keen at times, ridden 600m, pulled widest into straight, couldn't come into it.
8 11 SALSA BROTHERS (V022) H T Mo B/TT Even break, ridden vigorously early to go forward but couldn't muster & back to midfield, 4 deep into turn & pushed forward, 1L off lead into straight & ridden, weakened steadily.
9 3 FLYING GODSPELL (V376) C Y Ho H-/P On back foot slightly at start, ridden through to sit outside lead 1 off, back to 3rd 700m & niggled, ridden 450m, one-paced to line.
10 10 JIMSON THE FAMOUS (T253) C Murray V/TT Hard ridden early but couldn't muster & back to tail 1 off, niggled 700m, driven 500m, never a factor.
11 1 CALIFORNIA ASPAR (A117) K C Ng B/TT Even start, settled midfield 1 off, to rail 700m, ridden along soon after, dropped out.
12 6 BEAR RAPPER (S337) K Teetan -- Began smartly, couldn't muster, back to beyond midfield spot 3 deep, hard ridden 650m & back to last, right out of it.
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