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Race 1 (019)

ZHUHAI HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 LIVERBIRD (CE055) D Whyte B Slotted into a 2-wide spot behind mid-division, travelled well to straight, picked up in good style when switched to outside of field, led 100 M out, comfortably.
2 6 LITTLE BIG BOY (CJ012) M Chadwick CP/TT Broke well but allowed to drop in behind midfield, held inside running and moved closer over the turn, steadied near 200 M, ran on well when clear.
3 12 BRAVO HORSE (CH312) T H So B/SR Awkwardly away, better than midfield on the inner, shifted 2-wide halfway round the bend, challenged 250 M out, no chance with the winner but kept on well to hold on for 3rd.
4 5 ENERGETIC BOY (CH153) B Prebble B Lacked early pace, pushed along to stay in touch, behind midfield throughout, shifted out and made good progress passing 350 M, never nearer.
5 7 SPRING SMILES (CG269) O Doleuze P- Taken back on jumping and settled towards the rear, 7Ls down and last going into straight, made promising headway inside 300 M, nearest at the finish.
6 1 FUJIAN PRINCE (CE006) K C Leung SR/TT Away with them and placed 2-wide in front of midfield, checked near 900 M and commenced to race wide without cover thereafter, briefly threatened inside 300 M, kept on same pace final 150 M. (Jockey dropped whip 300 M.)
7 9 COVER BOY (CK021) H W Lai B1/SR2 Slow to begin, bustled along and held inside running in midfield, shifted to 3-wide passing 800 M, didn't have the clearest run from 400 M to 200 M, stayed on towards the finish.
8 11 RAINBOW STAR (CJ275) Z Purton B/TT- Jumped a shadow shortly after the start, lost momentum but gradually picked up again to lead 1000 M out, soon collared in straight, kept battling till final 100 M when stamina finally gave out.
9 14 PURE ALPHA (CH008) W M Lai B Awkwardly away, travelled 3-wide in midfield, hampered with near 700 M and pushed wider at the turn, made some progress from 400 M but ran flat over the concluding stages.
10 2 ROYAL DOMAIN (CH287) J Winks -- Given a patient ride in the rear 7 to 8Ls off the pace, waited with till 400 M, made steady headway from the back but no threat overall.
11 13 NOBLE TWINS (CH257) W Pike B In midfield 3-wide and left without cover from 1200 M, strode forward to track leader approaching the turn, led briefly in straight but run ended about 200 M from home.
12 4 STORM'S DESTINY (CJ260) W C Marwing B Dropped back to last and trailed 10Ls from the leader in the first half, moved closer from 800 M, hard ridden coming off the bend but kept on same pace. No impression.
13 8 FISHKING EXCELLENT (CG232) M L Yeung V Led them till 1000 M, 3rd going into straight, found nothing under pressure and weakened 250 M out.
14 10 SO PRETTY SO SMART (CK063) C K Tong -- Settled prominently in the chasing group, struggled to keep up passing 450 M, behind and eased final 200 M.
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