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Race 2 (315)

POND CRESCENT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 RED WINE SUPREME (CE240) S Dye B/TT Away well. Raced prominently about 3Ls off pace in 4th from 1000 M. Always 3 wide without cover. Chased gamely final 200 M. Swept to the lead inside 100 M and held off late charges.
2 14 SIMPLY THE BEST (CE014) Y T Cheng CP Raced handy, within 2Ls behind the speed on fence. 3rd after straightening. 1L behind pacesetter at 200 M. Battled on until last stride but found the winner too good.
3 7 UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) C W Wong TT Great early speed to set pace on fence. Attempted to make all. Held a 2Ls advantage inside final 200 M. Weakened final 100 M. Headed by the first pair, driven out to hang on for 3rd.
4 10 GOOD VIEW SUCCESS (CE237) O Doleuze B-/TT Midfield, at least 4Ls from pacesetter. Saved ground on fence entering straight. Improved strongly along inside, hit traffic closing stages. Narrowly missed a place. Was not fully tested.
5 11 FEBURO (CE203) C Munce B Midfield or better on rail. Over-raced in middle stages. Responded nicely after straightening. Made good ground and produced some late impression. Continually made ground under hard riding.
6 6 PROPELLOR (CE263) E Saint-Martin SR Travelled midfield, 3Ls off speed at 1000 M, 3 deep with cover. Similar making home turn, never got much closer. Failed to turn up a notch and kept on same pace.
7 2 SHINING DRAGON (CC181) D Whyte SR Set 2 wide 1L behind the pace most of the way. Within 3Ls from leader inside final 400 M. Hard ridden but failed to quicken. No extra finding 200 M and faded gradually.
8 12 GOOD TRIO (CD029) C K Tong B- Bumped and hampered on jumping. Lost early ground and ran in rear section most of the way. Ran on moderately on the rail after straightening. Made up nice ground final 200 M to be closest at finish.
9 5 JADE DANCER (CE170) R Fradd -- Broke well. Difficult to settle early stages. Settled behind midfield in a 3-wide position prior to the bend. Closed the race off fairly. Kept on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 13 SUPER SPECIAL (CE225) A Delpech H1 Jumped well. Travelled midfield or better. 2-wide within 3Ls from the lead with cover. Pressured on the bend to be 6th rounding home. Yielded ground at 500 M and kept on same pace thereafter.
11 4 EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) C Soumillon B/TT Bumped and hampered on jumping. Raced in the rear section on back straight. 3rd last on straightening. Kept on steadily but never a threat.
12 1 LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) H W Lai TT Great start. Held back to seek cover. Kept 3 wide rearward. Last few to enter straight. Shifted wider on track. Same pace till the line with no difference to position.
13 8 MEDIC LEGION (CE162) C Brown -- Jumped well. Slightly behind midfield in a 2-wide spot at 800 M. Pressured to keep up rounding the turn. Found nothing under riding and weakened quickly into straight.
14 3 LUCKY GUYS (CE016) S Sanders SR Slow to begin. Lost ground after being bumped. Tailed throughout. Switched wide after straightening. No response when asked. Never a factor.
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