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Race 3 (102)

MATSUSHITA HANDICAP   Rating:72-48   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SUN-RISE (BL122) C F Chan -- Jumped best from wide draw. Soon took up running. Momentarily headed early in straight but battled on gamely to regain lead closing stages.
2 14 REAL COURAGE (BM204) C W Choi -- Always prominent. Ran on steadily from 4th early in straight to snatch 2nd final strides.
3 1 PRECIOUS DELIGHTS (BJ064) K S Yu -- Always well there. Made steady progress down straight until finding not much room towards finish.
4 6 FLYING TIGER (BL127) L F Chung B Prominent early. Gradually improved from 6th passing 800 M to peg back leader early in straight but unable to sustain effort closing stages.
5 5 BIG MAC (BL155) P W Kong -- Well back and was third last into straight. Made up good ground to be nearest at finish despite steadied 200 M out.
6 4 COROLLARY (BN002) H K Cheung -- Led early. Close up before dropping back to some 3L 6th 600 M out. Kept on steadily under pressure in straight.
7 2 ARROWMINT (BN011) S M Tam -- Travelled mainly in 5th early stages. Dropped back to mid-division rounding home bend. One-paced in straight.
8 3 CENTRE COURT (BM111) C K Tse -- Mainly in mid-division, with some headway rounding home bend. Kept on one pace in straight.
9 11 ADAMANT (BJ285) T Kwok -- Slow into stride. Remained in rear until making swift progress on the outside rounding home bend. Reached 4th entering straight but soon faded.
10 13 AMAZING WIN (BL072) H K Yim -- Never in contention.
11 8 MAGNUM THIRTYTHREE (BL136) W L Ho -- Midfield to straight, then faded.
12 10 BIG SALOON (BM211) K C Chan -- Always towards rear.
13 7 CAPTIVE TRICK (BJ198) Y S Wong -- Midfield early. Dropped to rear coming out of back straight. Never recovered.
14 12 GRAND VEFOUR (BK147) D Lee -- Steadied at start. Always in last few.
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