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Race 5 (077)

SHENYANG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 WIN FOR CHARITY (V244) C Y Ho H/TT Began well from gate 1, positioned a length or so back on rail, easy run on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off well to score.
2 2 MORETHANLUCKY (A039) K Teetan B Slightly slow out, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground to near 600M, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (Horse hit on nose by rival's whip near 200m.)
3 8 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) M F Poon -- Taken back to race 6 lengths back at rear, slightly improved along the rail, angled out near 600M, finished off well in straight to get 3rd.
4 4 ENORMOUS HONOUR (T236) H N Wong CP-/B2 Bumped start, raced wide with no cover at rear, improved in the middle stages, 5 wide turning in, kept on well until peaked near final 150M, just missed 3rd on line.
5 3 PLAY IT (A239) H T Mo B Began awkwardly and lost ground, raced 7 lengths back at tail, still last turning in, no daylight early in straight, made some headway when clear thereafter.
6 1 FIRST FONTEIN (V361) J Moreira -- Average to begin, raced 5 to 6 lengths back at rear, taken very wide turning in, bumped and unbalanced early in straight, finished off evenly thereafter. (Lame right front leg.)
7 9 TRIUMPHANT LIGHT (T224) N Callan TT Began well, raced 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, angled out near 600M, peaked early in straight and finished off evenly thereafter. (Lame left front leg.)
8 7 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) S Clipperton B/TT Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, improved from 600M, 4 wide turning in, failed to close off in straight.
9 10 DRAGON DANCE (V409) M L Yeung B Fast into stride, took the lead easily, headed shortly after turning in and gradually dropped away.
10 5 THE SHOW (T256) D Whyte B Began well, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, taken very wide turning in, bumped and unbalanced near 400M, showed no progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 6 JOLLY GAINS (A276) K C Leung H- Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight.
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