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Race 7 (025)

SHANTOU HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 TEOFILO CALVA (N404) J Moreira B Pressed forward to sit in slipstream of leader to straight. Unable to get run till passing 200m, bulldozed through narrow gap 150m, kicked clear inside final 100m.
2 7 PRECISION KING (P134) Z Purton P Began well, rolled forward to sit outside leader to straight. Bumped several times 150m but unable match winner's finishing burst.
3 2 KEY WITNESS (S212) D Whyte CP/TT Jumped with field before being eased to find cover. Taken 3-wide 600m, widest into straight, ran on steadily.
4 8 FAT CHOY HONG KONG (N253) Y T Cheng TT Pressed forward between horses 2L from leader. Slightly inconvenienced half-way up the straight, kept on steadily.
5 9 GREAT STORM (S198) C Y Ho -- Ridden along early to hold forward position but trapped 3-wide without cover mostly. Inconvenienced early in straight, boxed on.
6 4 SEA DIAMOND (N237) C Reith CP/H/XB/TT Got off nicely but unable stay with early pace, dropping three-back along rail. Put under pressure entering straight but only one-paced.
7 5 GORGEOUS DEBUT (P369) M Chadwick TT1 Pressed forward to lead on settling, setting quick sections to 150m when bumped and unbalanced. Faded quickly.
8 6 IMPERIAL ROME (N012) K Teetan TT Lost considerable ground at start and trailed field until passing tired horse final stages.
9 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) C Y Lui H Began awkwardly, steadied, dropping to rear in a one-off position. Take out 400m, under whip 300m, found nothing.
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