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Race 10 (770)

SAPPHIRE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 TAJ DRAGON (H164) Z Purton -- Crowded start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, there to turn, hard ridden from 300M, hit the front 200M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 2 SOLID IMPACT (E447) E C W Wong -- Began well, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, very wide into straight, closed off well to take 2nd, not quite able to challenge.
3 11 CIRCUIT MIGHTY (G078) B Avdulla TT Shifted out at start and made contact, sat right behind the leader on rail, same position on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off well to take a place, always held.
4 6 CHIU CHOW SPIRIT (H175) C L Chau CP-/B1/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, made good progress early in straight, hampered near 100M, kept on well to make frame.
5 8 BEAUTY CHAMP (G137) H Bowman H/XB/TT Clean jump, positioned 3 wide slightly better than midfield early, 2 wide from 900M, angled out 550M, made some progress in straight.
6 14 CAN'T GO WONG (H087) K C Leung CP-/V2/TT Hampered start, raced towards rear on the inside, 2 wide from 700M, wider turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared 250M, made some progress thereafter.
7 4 SIXTH GENERATION (G120) C Y Ho H/TT Made contact at start, taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 650M, very wide turning in, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M.
8 5 CHARITY GRACE (E090) M Chadwick B2/TT Crowded on jumping, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, a bit closer on turn but still the last, very wide into straight, made some headway in the run home.
9 3 WINGS OF WAR (H162) K Teetan B Shifted out at start and made contact, tracked leaders on the outside, moved a bit closer 1100M, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked 300M, weakened final 100M. (Lost left hind plate near 1200M.) (See Racing Incidents.)
10 9 GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) M Dee H/XB Shifted in at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 500M, no clear run early in straight, showed limited response thereafter.
11 1 SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) A Badel B Crowded start, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 500M, showed some response early in straight, not enough room near 200M, made no progress thereafter.
12 10 EURO ROCKS (H153) L Hewitson TT Shifted out at start and made contact, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 200M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 12 PACKING KNOCKHILL (H255) H Bentley XB1 Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight.
14 13 NINJA DERBY (H339) L Currie -- Shifted in at start and made contact, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, found rail 900M, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. (See Racing Incidents.)
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