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Race 10 (253)

CRYSTAL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LAMBRO (CH083) B Doyle B/TT Jumped well, taken to a midfield position along the fence 4Ls back, had a smooth trip to bend, showed a good turn of foot when switched to make his challenge inside 350 M, won going away with plenty to spare.
2 2 MERRY WAY (CJ242) M Du Plessis -- Away with them, pressed on to race prominently on the fence just behind leader, eased out approaching home straight, picked up well to take charge near 250 M but was unable to fend off the winner. Posted a solid effort in defeat.
3 3 TERRIFIC BRETHREN (CH298) K L Chui TT Shot out of the stalls, unable to slot in from the wide barrier and was wide on turning, 2Ls down going into straight, battled on gamely to take a non-threatening 3rd, hung in late.
4 13 SUPER CHARGE (CC299) M L Yeung -- Well enough away, ridden early to maintain a spot in mid-division 5Ls off the pace, 3-wide turning in, made steady progress down the outside without troubling the first two.
5 7 FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) F Coetzee B Blundered on jumping, assumed a position behind midfield 6Ls away, not asked in running, picked up OK and made up plenty of ground down the inside.
6 10 STORMIN JOBURG (CJ121) D Whyte -- Taken back on jumping, parked in a position behind midfield 5 to 6Ls off the pace, switched out on straightening, made some progress down the outside without threatening.
7 5 WIN AGAIN (CD371) S K Sit SR-/B Away awkwardly, hard ridden but didn't muster speed, soon trailed in rear by 9Ls, picked up well on straightening but was given too much to do.
8 1 OSVALDO (CK075) C K Tong TT1 Standard jump, moved forward to take closer order not far off from leaders, into clear 350 M out, ran on well under pressure but was momentarily checked near 100 M.
9 12 STAR LEGEND (CJ233) J Victoire SR-/TT- Slightly slow out, settled towards the rear 7 to 8Ls back, switched wide entering home straight, made some late impression down the outside.
10 14 MASTER DREAMER (CE293) W M Lai B Broke well from the inside barrier, beaten for early pace and was shuffled rearward, saved ground on turning, ran on one-paced in the finish. No impression.
11 4 GLENEALY STAR (CH284) Y T Cheng -- Pressed forward after jumping, taken alongside leader approaching home turn, led briefly in straight was soon headed, weakened rapidly inside 200 M. (Blood in trachea.)
12 8 DREAM HORSE (CG029) H W Lai H/TT Bounced out, showed customary early speed to take up running under a steady tempo, pressed by runner on his outside turning in, couldn't sustain effort in straight, faded entering 200 M.
13 11 HAPPY GO LUCKY (CH127) Z Purton TT Lacked early speed and had to be hard ridden to stay in mid-division, struggled on turning, found nothing in straight, dropped out rapidly inside 150 M.
14 9 KING POWER (CJ334) C W Wong -- Awkwardly away and lost ground, travelled in rear trailing 10Ls to leader, difficult to settle and used up energy, unable to keep up with them as pace quickened, soon dropped out and was beaten a long way.
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