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Race 5 (041)

SHEK PIK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 GRAND CHAMPION (M319) K C Leung B/TT Slow start, mustered to rail midfield, shuffled back 830m, soon regained spot, shifted out & driven 400m, bumped 300m, quickened to lead 150m.
2 9 MARK TWO (P065) Z Purton H/TT Smart start wide, snagged to 3 wide with cover behind midfield, driven widest into stretch, strong run centre to press lead 150m, held in final strides.
3 3 GENUINE CHAMPION (P402) A Suborics B Good break, prominent on fence until settled handy 1 back 950m, shifted out turning in, vied for lead 350m, emptied 150m & tapered.
4 2 YOUNG TALENT (N202) N Callan B/TT Tardy start, rousted to sit fore of midfield 3L back, switched out & driven 400m, quickened to narrow lead 220m but veered into rival & unbalanced, plugged on.
5 4 OWNERS' PRIDE (N044) D Whyte -- Smart start, settled rail fore of midfield, checked 850m, shaken up 300m, not clear run, daylight final 100m & closed of soundly.
6 7 OPTIMISM (S150) C Reith SR/TT Tardy break, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, under pump 400m, boxed on without threatening.
7 8 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) C Y Ho B/TT Sharp break to dispute early lead, headed & switched to sit outside leader in 2nd, driven to challenge 350m, outpaced & weakened in run.
8 12 ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) W M Lai H Slow start, raced rail at tail, 7L back when switched out & driven 400m, stayed on centre track for minor inroads.
9 5 SOUTHERN SPRINGS (P139) T H So B/TT Rousted start, slotted 3 wide with cover midfield, shifted 4 wide & driven into stretch, plugged on evenly.
10 14 RECORD AGAIN (P197) C K Tong B Rousted 3 deep to outright lead 1300m, worked clear to rail 950m, shaken up under pressure 330m, all out & headed 220m, faded.
11 10 BLACK STAR (S140) M L Yeung -- Sharp break, taken back to camp rail near rear, steadied off heels 840m, ridden a touch 550m, driven turning in, shifted out & green in stretch, kept on moderately.
12 1 ABLE WARRIOR (P265) K Teetan H/TT Broke OK, off heels 1150m to sit 1 off with cover midfield, shifted out & driven 400m, in contention when badly hampered 200m, faded thereafter.
13 6 PENNY LANE (P021) M Chadwick B/TT Bustled at break, outpaced & soon raced 1 off near tail, wide into stretch & driven 400m, plugged on one pace.
14 11 FOREVER FUN (S130) H W Lai H Broke well, raced 3 wide no cover fore of midfield, driven 470m, outpaced when crowded & hampered 300m, eased when beaten.
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