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Race 10 (028)

GUANGZHOU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HIGH FIVE (T200) G van Niekerk -- Clean jump, positioned 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back, wider after passing 600M, finished off very strongly in straight to score by 2 lengths.
2 12 LUCKY GUY (T349) W M Lai TT Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground to near 600M, 2 wide turning in, no clear running early in straight, made good progress when clear final 200M to take 2nd.
3 11 AEROHAPPINESS (B249) K Teetan -- Slightly slow out and bumped, recovered to race a length or so back in 3rd, got cover on turn, kept on evenly in straight to take a place.
4 5 TIANCHI MONSTER (B350) D Whyte -- Began awkwardly, raced 3W at rear, 5Ls or so back, bumped a few times near 950M, found rail after passing 550M, kept to inside after straightening but unable to obtain a clear run, made good progress when clear thereafter to make frame.
5 1 HANDSOME BO BO (B119) Z Purton -- Bumped and unbalanced start, recovered to race prominently on rail, shared lead on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed near 150M, weakened gradually thereafter.
6 6 AFFLUENCE START (B056) C Schofield TT Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress without threatening.
7 3 SIXTY SIXTY (B144) N Callan H Shifted in at start and bumped, positioned on rail at rear, moved closer along the rail on turn, made some progress early in straight, awkwardly placed shortly passing 200M, finished off one-paced thereafter.
8 2 CALIFORNIA GUNGHO (B204) S Clipperton XB- Began well from gate 11, showed early speed to race prominently, 2 wide, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
9 10 BEAUTY ENERGY (B149) C Wong H/TT Crowded at start, ridden to better than midfield, 2 to 3 wide, peaked turning in, weakened gradually over the final furlong.
10 7 BEST STEP (A150) C Y Ho TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced 4 wide at rear, bumped a few times near 950M, 6 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight.
11 4 VIGOR FAME (B260) M L Yeung H/TT Began well from the widest draw, unable to slot in early, taken back to race very wide at rear, no cover throughout, failed to close off in straight.
12 8 DARK KNIGHT (B209) T H So B Jumped well from the tricky gate, unable to slot in, taken back to race 3 wide behind midfield, carrier wider after passing 600M, emptied early in straight, eased final 150M.
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