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Race 7 (316)

KEUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SWORD POINT (G448) H Bowman CP Settled better than midfield in 5th over 3L back, commenced move 600 metres out and hit the front over 300 metres out, soon drew clear.
2 8 NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) S De Sousa V/TT Settled prominently in 3rd near the rail, angled out 3-wide for a run inside 700 metres to lead shortly after, unable to sustain effort and headed over 300 metres out, kept on for 2nd.
3 1 CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) Y L Chung H/TT Pressed forward from a wide draw, well there in 2nd 3-wide before obtaining 2-wide position passing 1200 metres, tightened 500 metres out turning for home, kept on steadily under pressure without threatening.
4 11 HIT THE SHOT (E349) Z Purton TT Settled wide in midfield from the widest draw over 5L off the pace, made headway 3-wide around home bend to come within 2L of lead 4-wide turning in, kept on same pace under pressure in the run to the line.
5 4 S J TOURBILLON (G138) H Bentley B/XB/TT Settled just worse than midfield on the rail, hampered and lost position 700 metres out, snuck back up on rail turning in, switched out and bumped others 350 metres out, switched back in for a run afterwards, fought on under pressure.
6 10 COPARTNER ELITES (G132) C Y Ho CP/TT Began well from a poor draw and soon taken back, commenced move at 700 metres 4-wide and one of the widest turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening.
7 6 SNAFFLES (G299) L Hewitson -- Settled behind midfield, commenced move 3-wide rounding home bend, wider in midfield turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening.
8 3 PRIME MINISTER (D288) K C Leung -- Settled at the back and waited with, did not find much room in straight until the 200 metres, fought on to the line,
9 7 INTREPID WINNER (G144) A Hamelin B Settled mainly about 3L back in 4th on the rail, gained closer to pace rounding home bend, baulked for a run making home turn and bumped 350 metres out, one-paced under pressure in the run to the line. .
10 2 FLYING QUEST (A071) M F Poon B Taken well back from a wide draw, trailed the field until moving forward 3-wide from 800 metres, one of the widest at the back turning for home, unable to quicken under pressure down the centre of the track.
11 14 DEAR SIBLING (G336) M L Yeung B Soon taken across to the rail towards rear of strung-out field in 11th or 12th, saved ground on the rail and snuck up to within 5L of pace early in straight, had no more to give inside final 200 metres.
12 12 RUNNING AHEAD (G313) C L Chau TT Held up in midfield on the rail travelling keenly most of the way, hampered and unbalanced over 400 metres out, made no further impression. (Lame)
13 9 TOURBILLON PRINCE (H122) A Badel TT Broke well and soon took up running, led until headed passing 600 metres, folded up quickly inside final 400 metres. (Roarer)
14 13 SAMARKAND (H070) H N Wong H/TT1 Moderate start, travelled keenly in midfield, hampered and lost position over 700 metres out, baulked early in straight and weakened under pressure.
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