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Race 7 (580)

PERIDOT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 DASHING DART (V038) K Teetan B/TT Taken back from a wide gate and waited with, commenced move making final turn, responded well under pressure in straight to just get up on line.
2 2 SUNNY POWER (A371) C Y Ho B Settled at the back from a wide gate, commenced move rounding home bend, sustained progress from 6th into straight, ran on to be nearest at finish.
3 7 SIMPLE ELEGANT (B464) M L Yeung H-/V Moderate start, led the main group before ceding front-running rail position approaching home bend, came to challenge under pressure from 1L 2nd into straight, hit the front briefly over 200 metres out only to be caught late.
4 10 FLAME LILY (B050) U Rispoli CP-/TT Travelled wide in first few early stages settling some 2L back in 3rd approaching home bend, unable to quicken under pressure to challenge inside final 400 metres.
5 12 SMART ROCKET (B322) C Schofield CP Settled just off the pace on rail, some 2L back in 4th into straight, improving steadily when hampered 150 metres out, kept on under pressure.
6 8 CHAPARRAL STAR (A220) R Bayliss H/PC/XB Jumped fairly, settled in midfield on the rail, shaken up rounding home bend and saved ground into straight, kept on steadily without threatening.
7 11 HEROIC GURU (S260) T H So CP Jumped fairly, settled in midfield 2-wide, slightly worse coming onto home bend and switched wide into straight, produced good early impression down the centre of the track.
8 9 SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) M Chadwick B2 Crowded at start, settled in last few, widest runner turning for home, one-paced.
9 6 DOR DOR (C109) J Moreira B Led from the widest gate, stuck to the far rail before crossing for inside rail approaching the first bend, maintained over 1L advantage on the bend and early in straight, swamped over 250 metres out.
10 5 KWAI CHUNG ELITE (C173) G van Niekerk H Jumped very awkwardly losing considerable ground, soon recovered to last few on the rail, saved ground on inside turning for home, kept on at the one pace.
11 13 STRAPPING BAUHINIA (B325) K C Leung P- Soon dropped to last few, never seen with a chance.
12 3 WINNING CONTROLLER (A075) Z Purton B Settled mainly in midfield, wide into home straight, made no impression. (Blood in trachea)
13 4 DELIGHT EXPRESS (A099) C Wong B/XB/TT Niggled along in midfield early stages gaining closer to 5th 3-wide coming onto home bend, dropped away quickly after straightening.
PU 1 MARQULA (V423) N Callan B/TT Jumped fairly, prominent in back straight, drifted back to 6th some 4L off the pace coming onto home bend, pulled up on top of home straight. (Irregular heart rhythm)
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