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Race 1 (445)

CITI GLOBAL WEALTH HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 FORTUNE PRESIDENT (G054) M L Yeung -- Moderately away from a tricky draw, raced in midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer on turn, angled out 600M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on well to hold off the challengers late.
2 6 BILLIONAIRE SECRET (G303) J Kah H/PC/XB Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. (See Racing Incidents.)
3 2 EMERGING (G296) S De Sousa H/TT Taken back from gate 11, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out 500M, closed off well to take a place, always just held.
4 1 AMAZING TEENS (E449) L Currie H/P/TT Out with rest, raced 2 wide, 8 lengths or so back, 3 wide from 800M, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off well to make frame.
5 14 SMART FOLKS (D343) A Badel B/SR Jumped well from the widest draw, raced in 3rd, 2 wide, similar position on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked on run 100M, weakened gradually thereafter.
6 7 BRILLIANT PIONEER (G255) K Teetan H Commenced well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, dropped towards rear near 500M, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
7 5 KILLER INSTINCT (G020) B Shinn V/TT Average to begin, taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, 6-1/2L back turning in, made some headway early in straight, no extra final 100M.
8 11 GREEN LASER (E409) C Y Ho TT Away well, raced behind midfield on the outside, 6 lengths or so back turning in, very wide into straight, made minor progress in the run home.
9 10 M M NEBULA (G279) M F Poon B/TT Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, challenged by rival on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 8 SUN OF MAKFI (D157) L Ferraris B/XB Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, wider from 600M, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
11 4 NICE BIRDIE (G470) Z Purton B1/TT Began only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 7 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, no daylight early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 12 LUCK STAR (E474) M Chadwick -- Began fairly, sent forward to race in 2nd, challenged the leader on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
13 9 PACKING MONKEYKING (G390) K C Leung -- Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
14 3 STARFIRE GEMS (G453) R Maia H/P/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
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