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Race 3 (594)

MONAVEEN HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) H W Lai TT Kept pace behind leaders early stages. 2-wide at midfield making home turn. Quickened when asked on straightening and steadily made up ground. Ran down rival inside final 50 M.
2 10 GLOBE RIVER (CD228) C K Tong V/TT Led field before settling behind the pace 800 M out. Regained lead shortly after straightening. Kept on well but unable to hold of winner last few strides.
3 4 CROWNED GEM (CE056) K T Yeung B/TT Jumped well from a wide draw but was allowed to drop back to a rearward position. Swung wide turning for home. Mounted a strong rally and was closest at finish.
4 1 THREE CLUBS (CG149) O Doleuze -- Taken back from widest draw. Raced in rear section and swung wide on straightening. Rallied and closed the race off well.
5 7 KING OF SPADES (CC056) M Nunes B Off slowly and raced at the rear. Widest turning for home and made up good ground in the straight to be nearest at finish.
6 6 LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) Y T Cheng -- Jumped well and raced among leaders early stages. 2-wide and 2Ls back at 800 M out. 3-wide disputed lead turning for home but unable to turn up a notch in the home straight.
7 11 SHANGHAI DELIGHT (CC352) B Prebble B Settled 2-wide at midfield or behind. Gradually picked up on straightening and made up some ground in the straight.
8 12 A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) C W Wong B-/TT1 Raced wide and without cover at midfield. Kept on without quickening in the straight.
9 9 UNIVERSAL KOMISSAR (CE096) S K Sit B Jumped only fairly. Kept being ridden along and eventually reached the lead 900 M out. Held a slim advantage on straightening but weakened thereafter.
10 3 MAINLAND MASTER (CG044) D Whyte TT Settled 3-wide at midfield. Unable to quicken and stayed on same pace in the straight.
11 2 FISHKING EXCELLENT (CG232) D Nikolic B On the rails among leaders early stages. Better than midfield and 2 to 3Ls off the pace making home turn. Failed to keep pace on straightening and gradually weakened.
12 8 KING PALM (CC118) K S Yu B Off slowly, pushed along early stages and made its way back to midfield. Crowded at 900 M and slipped towards the back of the pack. Last on straightening and only ran past some beaten runners.
13 13 GIFTED RUNNER (CC139) M W Leung -- Lacked speed to keep pace with leaders. Raced around midfield but drifted back after crowding 700 M out. Pushed along to keep pace at the turn and weakened in the straight.
14 14 PAY-DAY (CD182) K L Chui SR/TT Pushed along to be in a forward position. 3-wide without cover and better than midfield at the turn. Lacked a response on straightening and weakened in the straight.
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