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Race 10 (319)

BEAS RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) N Rawiller B Pushed forward initially, but dropped back to settle midfield, 3 wide with cover. Came wider on the turn, and loomed up from the 200m. Worked hard to the line, and pushed by 2nd. Just got there late.
2 4 APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) D Whyte -- Pushed forward from the kick to be handily place, 1 off the fence. Ran well in the straight, and led at the 200m. Challenged by the winner soon after. Never gave up but peaked near the line, and lost the win late.
3 14 SICHUAN DAR (T375) C Schofield TT Pushed forward from the wide draw to be the early leader, 1 off the fence, before being crossed at the 1000m. Commanding position at the top of the straight, and ran on well initially. Weakened late, and just held 3rd.
4 8 CIRCUIT LAND (T219) H W Lai TT OK away and settled in midfield, 1 off the fence. Got clear running from the 250m, and ran to the line OK, wearing down 3rd but without threatening the first 2.
5 6 FANTASTIC KAKA (P363) K Teetan H Didn't kick early, and stuck 3 wide, initially worse than midfield but pushing to 4th by the 900m. Still 3 wide leading into the turn, but well placed up front. Plugged away to the line, losing ground late.
6 11 BASIC TRILOGY (V133) Y T Cheng H1 Began OK, and handily placed early, on the rails. Lost a run when looking to progress at 250m, and switched inside before coming off heels again 150m. Ran on OK when clear late.
7 9 PIKACHU (S298) R Fourie B Dropped back early to settle worse than midfield, 1 off the fence. Boxed in at the top of the straight. Ran well when clear, running the 2nd fastest last 400m.
8 1 BRILLIANT SHINE (S099) K C Leung TT OK away, and sat at the rear of the field, 3 wide and tending to over race early. Came widest round the turn. Plugged away in the straight, making up some ground late.
9 10 OBLITERATOR (T222) S De Sousa B/TT Began OK, but over racing early and dropped back to be 3rd last, on the rails. Checked off heels 950m. Came off heels at the 300m looking for room, moving from the rails to 7-8 wide and only battled on fairly.
10 7 FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) Z Purton -- OK away before settling midfield, on the rail. Crowded and lost ground at 900m, before being steadied off heels and losing ground at 700m. Limited opportunities in the straight. Not vigorously pressed last 100m.
11 13 LITTLE ISLAND (T390) C Y Ho -- Drew widest and came to midfield. Stuck 3-4 wide, so pushed forward to take the lead from 1000m. Led at the 400m, but faded from that point and dropped back quickly from 250m.
12 2 WONDERFUL MOMENTS (P346) C K Tong B Began well and punched forward early to lead, before being crossed at 1000m and settling 4th. Pushed from the 400m, but never responded, and dropped back quickly before easing late.
13 12 GORGEOUS KING (V118) V Cheminaud -- Slow to begin and dropped back to sit last, on the rail. One paced in the straight, and never ran on.
14 5 GREEN DISPATCH (V184) N Callan TT1 Began awkwardly and dropped back from the wide barrier to sit worse than midfield, 3-4 wide. Raced greenly and off heels 1100m. Never responded in the straight, and faded out.
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