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Race 10 (010)

ALBERT HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 WORLD RECORD (V040) G van Niekerk XB Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, still last turning in, taken widest after passing 300M, finished off very strongly to score by a nose.
2 1 RATTAN (A061) N Callan CP Taken back from gate 13, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths or so back, taken wider turning in, showed very good response in straight, took the lead near 50M, but couldn't hold off the rival on line.
3 2 CITRON SPIRIT (T286) C Schofield H/XB Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, angled out after passing 500M, showed very good response in straight, took the lead near 200M, kept on well thereafter, just couldn't hold off the first two late.
4 6 HARMONY VICTORY (B405) U Rispoli H1/SR1/TT1 Slightly slow out, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths back, still 4 lengths or so back turning in, angled out early in straight, finished off well when clear final 150M, good debut. (Rider dropped right rein 350M.)
5 9 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) C Y Ho B/H/TT Began fairly, raced 4 wide at rear for the majority of the race, taken very wide in straight and finished off well.
6 5 DRAGON GENERAL (T400) K C Leung TT Began well, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 lengths or so back, saved ground to 500M, made some progress early in straight, outpaced closing stages.
7 13 BOMBAY BLITZ (A338) M L Yeung B Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide turning in, finished off evenly in straight.
8 8 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) M F Poon B/TT Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail at rear, moved closer along the rail on turn, no clear running early in straight, made minor progress when clear final 150M.
9 3 RIVET (B088) K Teetan B/TT- Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, difficult to settle near 1100M, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, angled out near 500M, no daylight early in straight, but only finished off one pace when clear thereafter.
10 11 BLOCKER DEE (T374) M Chadwick V/TT Fastest into stride, raced prominently but wide, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
11 12 KING GENKI (V181) H N Wong TT Began fairly from a wide draw, unable to slot in, trapped 3 wide and without cover, 2 lengths back, wider turning in, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually from 250M.
12 7 BEAUTY SPIRIT (B409) Z Purton TT Away with them, sent forward to race prominently, allowed rival to cross after passing 1000M, 2 wide on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
13 4 SHAMAL (V290) K C Ng P-/SR2 Began only fairly, sent forward to take the lead, found rail after passing 1000M, peaked after turning in, headed near 200M, weakened thereafter.
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