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Race 7 (636)

PHILIPS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 SUMMERVILLE POWER (CD398) H W Lai CP Broke well. Raced 3-wide in midfield. Took closer order home bend. Sustained progress down straight to assert authority close to home.
2 4 ROCKET WIN (CE249) B Prebble P/XB Travelled a distant 3rd. Still 3rd but just 2Ls off turning for home. Hit front over 200 M out but caught close to home.
3 1 SYDNEY EXPRESS (CG052) D Nikolic B Raced 3-wide in midfield. Fought on steadily in straight without threatening.
4 14 GOLDEN BALL (CH128) C K Tong B-/PC1 Began awkwardly losing ground. Travelled towards rear to straight. Made good progress to be nearest at finish.
5 3 LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) M Nunes -- Broke well settled just better than midfield. Some 3Ls back in 5th into straight. Quickened to reach 1L 3rd 200 M out but unable to sustain effort closing stages.
6 11 FUJIAN PRINCE (CE006) K T Yeung SR/TT Raced towards rear to straight. Ran on to be nearest at finish.
7 10 ROYAL FALCON (CE091) D Whyte B/TT Midfield to straight. Ran home one-paced.
8 5 VIKING TOR (CE207) M W Leung CP Just better than midfield early. Improved to 2nd some 2Ls back after halfway mark. Similar turning in but soon weakened over 200 M out.
9 6 VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) G Mosse B/TT Midfield. Closed order turning in. Weakened out of contention over 200 M out.
10 12 BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) F Coetzee B-/PC2/TT Always struggling at the back.
11 8 DREAM HORSE (CG029) K L Chui XB/TT Soon took up running going over 4Ls ahead far side. Came back to within 2Ls of 2nd home bend and headed over 200 M out when weakening.
12 9 KING HESPERUS (CE151) S Dye B/TT Never seen with a chance racing well behind.
13 13 CELEBRATION (CB029) Y T Cheng B Soon in rear. Tailed off from home bend. (Lame.)
14 2 WADADELIGHT (CC340) P H Lo B Chased leader to halfway mark. Dropped out under pressure. (Heart irregularity.)
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