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Race 5 (106)

PARROT HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) D Whyte B Began well, eased for cover, settled midfield on rail, improved 1000m, searching for a run 350m, short of room 200m, emerged between gap 150m, took lead 100m, raced away.
2 3 JIMSON THE FAMOUS (T253) Z Purton B/TT Even start, natural speed to settle ahead of midfield 1 off, travelled strongly, pulled 4 deep 450m to make run, took time to wind up, outsprinted.
3 10 LUCKY PLACE (T004) C Y Ho H/TT Away well, allowed to drift back, settled beyond midfield 4 deep no cover, got cover 3 wide at 750m, improved 650m, ridden 500m, pulled widest, hanging right, made ground out wide, determined.
4 7 NATURAL FRIENDSHIP (S359) B Prebble -- Quick to begin, initially ridden along, unable to match speed, settled midfield 1 off, under riding 900m, lost place 650m, ridden 480m, sprinted up 120m, peaked on run 50m.
5 14 LE PEGASE (T280) M L Yeung B Even break, natural speed to settle 4th rail, ridden 520m, under hard riding 350m, short of room 200m, boxed on.
6 11 FANTASTICLIFE (S320) O Doleuze B/TT Slightly slow to begin, hard ridden, settled just beyond midfield on rail, bustled along, ridden for luck 450m, tight 400m, again 280m and 220m, on heels 100m, no luck.
7 13 THUNDERSTROKE (T067) H W Lai B/XB Fastest to begin, hard ridden to cross, down to rail 1200m, 0.5L lead 1000m, clicked up 450m, joined 150m, weakened late.
8 6 FRIENDS FOREVER (T079) S Clipperton B Ridden early to push forward, eased out of speed battle, settled 3rd 1 off, overracing slightly, shifted three wide and ridden 550m, first to challenge for lead 350m, limited response.
9 1 DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) J Moreira H Slowly away, hard ridden to improve, settled just beyond midfield 3 wide cover, hard ridden until 900m, improved quickly 700m, ridden 520m, pulled centre track, raced up 250m, couldn't go on.
10 2 THUNDER DASH (T133) K K Chiong B/XB Began evenly, snagged to last from outside gate, badly outpaced and distant last ridden along, under hard riding 600m, small inroads late but well beaten.
11 12 SNOWHOOVES (S409) H N Wong SR/XB Awkward beginning, hard ridden, settled midfield 3 deep no cover, improved 700m, ridden along 500m, challenge short-lived, quickly beaten.
12 4 PLENTY OF SPEED (P401) C Schofield V/SR2 Lacked early speed, niggled, settled beyond midfield 1 off, never travelled, niggled again 500m, asked for full effort 400m, short of room 350m, weakened.
13 8 EVERYDAY LETTUCE (T290) O Bosson -- Away on terms, ridden to go forward, joined lead at 1150m, eased to settle 2nd 1 off, asked to improve 500m, quickly headed off, eased down.
14 5 BE THERE AHEAD (S193) K C Leung B Broke evenly, snagged to rear from wide gate, settled near tail 1 off, niggled 1000m, losing ground 750m, back to last 650m, eased right down, tailed off.
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