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Race 10 (685)

CALIFORNIA MEMORY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SACRED IBIS (A127) Z Purton B Crowded early, before dropping back to the rear of the field. Had a clear run from the top of the straight but bumped and unbalanced 350m. Showed good turn of foot from 200m. Was still pulling away despite being eased late.
2 2 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) N Callan B/TT Eased out early to settle midfield. Pushed forward to be well placed 5th at 800m. Strong early in the straight and nosed in front at 200m. Faded in the last 100m, but far enough clear to hold 2nd.
3 8 PLAY WISE (A411) S Clipperton B/XB1/TT Dropped back early from the wide draw to sit 2nd last. Had clear running from 250m. Strong late and was making ground on 2nd.
4 3 SHAMPORT (B167) J Moreira B1 Cruised forward to settle around midfield. Wider at 350m. Showed paced last 150m and was gaining on 3rd late.
5 13 DOLLAR REWARD (A305) M L Yeung TT Keen when being steadied for cover early, before settling 2nd/3rd, 1 off the fence. Led early in the straight, but couldn't maintain the effort and dropped out from 200m.
6 11 FALCON TURBO (B164) D Whyte -- Dropped back early from the wide draw to sit worse than midfield. Came out off heels for run at top of the straight, but had to switch back in as that closed. Only stayed on 1 paced late.
7 1 BIG BANG BONG (V186) O Doleuze TT Eased forward to settle midfield, 3-4 wide with no cover. Widest on the turn, bumped 350m but only went to the line 1 paced.
8 4 AMAZING (A202) K Teetan -- Slowly away but recovered well to settle around midfield. Severely checked and lost a couple of lengths at 900m. Struggled to get back into rhythm. Stayed on steadily in straight, but no hope of recovering.
9 12 ROMAN ODYSSEY (A092) C Y Ho TT Pushed forward early to sit 2nd. Checked off heels when crossed and tempo switched off at 900m. Showed no speed in the straight and dropped out from 250m.
10 10 BLAZING PARTNERS (B071) K C Ng -- Began awkwardly and dropped back to a clear last. 1 paced in the straight and only passed a couple that had packed up.
11 7 RIGHT CALL (V024) H N Wong B/TT Pressed forward early to be well placed 3rd/4th on the fence. Checked and lost ground 900m. Already dropping out before the turn and was checked off heels 400m but made no impact in the straight.
12 6 MYTHICAL EMPEROR (T419) K C Leung B/TT Pushed forward to lead and was allowed to cross to fence 900m. Eased the pace at that point and caused carnage behind. Gave nothing in the straight and packed up at 200m.
13 5 STORM SOLDIER (B091) A Sanna SR/TT Very wide in midfield, until pressing to share the lead at 900m. Dropped out very quickly from 400m and played no part. Vet- Blood in trachea.
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