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Race 6 (137)

PANASONIC IONITY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SPECIAL DAYS (CH236) F Coetzee -- Eased to sit about midfield, 6Ls off the leaders 2-wide, benefited by the fast pace, progressed steadily in straight to score its first win with some ease.
2 1 BAAZIGAR (CG171) S Dye -- Settled in midfield along the fence, 6Ls behind the leaders, helped by the fast pace, momentarily blocked 400 M, progressed steadily when clear to finish 2nd without much threat to the winner.
3 14 MYTHIC STEED (CD208) C K Tong PC-/B2/H Worse than midfield, 8Ls off the leaders along the rails, favoured by the fast tempo, moved out at 700 M towards a 3-wide position for clear running, made ground steadily 400 M to run 3rd.
4 4 SUPER IDEAL (CC223) E Saint-Martin TT Eased back but failed to obtain cover, 9-1/2Ls off the leaders 2 to 3-wide, slightly inconvenienced 700 M, helped by the fast pace, closed the race off nicely last 300 M.
5 3 MULTIMIGHTY (CG175) K L Chui B/TT Hard ridden to share the lead 2-wide at very fast early sectionals, dominant briefly from 400 M, hung on until 200 M overhauled and flattened.
6 12 ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) Y T Cheng SR Eased to rear, more than 11Ls behind the leaders, raced keenly 3-wide throughout and lost ground, favoured by the fast tempo, however stayed flat until 200 M made ground lately.
7 13 FANTASTIC WIN (CB188) S K Sit B Eased to rear and crossed the fence, more than 11Ls off the leaders, helped by the fast pace, made ground last 200 M.
8 10 PURE ALPHA (CH008) G Mosse -- Eased to sit behind midfield, 8Ls off the leaders 2-wide, benefited by the fast pace, made up some ground 400 M, however run ended 150 M.
9 7 ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) H W Lai -- Pushed to occupy the box seat, not suited by the fast tempo, held ground until 200 M out of fuel.
10 9 DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) M W Leung TT Eased at start to cross to the rail behind the field, 10Ls off the leaders, helped by the fast tempo and the rails-run, but never showed great turn of foot and only ran on fairly in straight.
11 6 BRAVO HORSE (CH312) M Nunes -- Awkwardly away, settled at back 10Ls off the leaders on the rails, favoured by the fast pace, but never progressed in final stages.
12 11 CHINESE BOY BOY (CH157) O Doleuze V Pushed early to take a more prominent spot, 4-1/2Ls off the fast pace along the fence, swept 2-wide on straightening for run home, however stayed flat and soon emptied 250 M.
13 2 FREEBIRD (CC319) A Delpech BO Pushed to take the rail and battled for the lead, under pressure throughout and not suited by the very fast early sectionals, weakened quickly 400 M.
14 8 KEEP SMILING (CH200) Z Purton TT1 Hard ridden throughout to keep up with the field, helped by the fast tempo but never competitive at the rear.
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