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Race 6 (353)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 CHING (G380) L Hewitson -- Broke nicely but was steadied to sit near the rear 3 wide with cover, angled out at 400M and responded well, won easing down.
2 6 FLYING MOJITO (G412) Z Purton XB/CP1 Steadied after the start and settled 2 wide worse than midfield, held up early in the straight, stayed on okay to grab 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 9 EZRA (C056) L Ferraris B Hard ridden early but failed to show any early speed, sat at the rear, ran on well for 3rd.
4 7 MACH TEN (G382) R Maia CP1 Settled midfield 2 wide between horses, encountered traffic for most of the straight, never seriously tested.
5 8 ONE HEART ONE (H004) K Teetan TT Settled in front of midfield on the rail, only one pace.
6 11 DRAGON PRIDE (D164) A Hamelin B2 Broke slowly and settled at near the rear, made some progress.
7 3 TURQUOISE ALPHA (E197) S De Sousa CP/XB Sat just behind the speed, weakened inside 200M. (See Incident Report)
8 2 DEAR SIBLING (G336) C L Chau B Broke on terms but showed no speed despite being ridden along, passed weakened rivals on the rail.
9 1 OSCAR GLORY (E109) M F Poon V-/B1 Up with the pace, weakened inside 300M.
10 4 MISSION BRAVO (E383) K H Chan B/H/TT Raced 3 wide midfield throughout, switched out to 4 wide to improve rounding the home turn, nothing in the straight.
11 10 GENERAL ACE (G425) C Y Ho CP1 Broke nicely and led, weakened and faded inside 250M.
12 12 MIGHTY STAR (G117) H T Mo B/H/TT Raced near the lead, under pressured at 800M, faded quickly. (Performance unacceptable, must trial).
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