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Race 3 (593)

NAM SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 AMBITIOUS LEADER (CC082) P H Lo B Prominent. Mainly 2-1/2Ls 3rd far side. Shifted to inside early straight. Ran on well 150 M to take command closing stages.
2 6 ACCLAMATION (CB045) T Mundry -- Midfield. Slightly improved to 5th from 1200 M. Switched to 4-wide final turn. Responded well to take lead 200 M. Effort not sustained.
3 1 DESERT STRIKE (CB054) D Whyte B Slightly behind midfield. Steadied at 200 M on inside when lack of daylight. Ran on when in clear.
4 5 TOUCH DOWN (CB013) C Williams TT Slowly away and was steadied, last to home bend. Widest into straight. Made up good ground on outside to just miss 3rd.
5 10 CHARIOT OF WEI HAI (CB144) M Zahra B/H/TT1 Led field to 1200 M. Within 1-1/2Ls behind leader to straight. Kept on same pace closing stages.
6 4 BOUNTIFUL (CB114) S Dye -- Slow into stride, 2nd last to 250 M where he ran on a bit.
7 3 SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) F Coetzee -- Well there. Took lead from 1200 M. Found no extra when headed 200 M.
8 8 SWAGGIE (CB128) R Fradd B/TT Towards rear. Minor progress early straight. One-paced.
9 9 X-SPEED (CC341) G Schofield SR Midfield or slightly better. Made no show in straight.
10 11 FLYING DRAGON (CC246) A Delpech B-/SR- In touch. Dropped back to 8th first turn. Under pressure 300 M. Failed to respond.
11 7 WEI SHAN (CC303) Y T Cheng -- Began awkwardly, towards rear. Recovered ground gradually to be 4th passing 1200 M. Weakened from 400 M.
12 12 GREAT STAR (CB122) M W Leung B/TT Midfield from widest draw. Dropped back to the rear group 1200 M out. Last from final turn.
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