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Race 5 (023)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 TERRIFIC MASTER (P436) M L Yeung TT Fair start, bustled to settle rail midfield, switched off fence & ridden 400m, dour progress initially until surged late to lead close home.
2 3 DUAL HAPPY (N427) Z Purton B Moderate start, trapped 3 wide no cover midfield, rolled 4 wide on turn to vie for lead 500m, battling duel to nick 2nd, no match for winner's surge.
3 1 DEMOKLES (P116) D Whyte -- Broke well, sat 1 off no cover 3rd, shifted 3 wide final turn, smooth progress to lead 400m, battled in front but headed close home, pipped for 2nd at wire.
4 2 GLORIOUS RYDER (P279) K Teetan B/TT Broke OK, sat 1 off with cover fore of midfield, shuffled back & bumped on turn, driven 430m, shifted out & boxed on soundly.
5 11 SPIRIT SOARING (N099) B Prebble H/P/TT Speed to lead, headed 1400m & led main group, closed on lead 600m & shifted 1 off, led 490m, shaken up & headed 400m, boxed on.
6 13 MOBILE KING (P084) C K Tong B Missed break, mustered to race midfield 1 off with cover, shifted 3 wide on turn, hard-ridden 400m, ran home evenly.
7 9 ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) A Suborics B Taken back from wide gate, sat last pair 1 off, to tail 800m, driven 430m, stayed on for minor late headway.
8 8 DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) C Y Ho P Broke OK, taken back to 3 wide near rear, shifted 4 wide for progress 700m, hard-ridden turning in, plugged on evenly.
9 5 TELECOM PRINCE (P017) H W Lai -- Snagged back to tail from wide gate, wide progress 800m, hard-ridden turning in, boxed on centre track without threatening.
9 7 OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) M Chadwick B/H Tardy start, raced 1 off near rear, switched out 550m, hard-ridden for one-paced stretch run.
11 12 DRAGON (S018) J Moreira E Smart start, raced 4th on rail, bustled 500m & driven into stretch, plugged on evenly.
12 6 DRAGON PINS (N167) K C Leung B Snagged back to rail, raced near rear, checked off heels 550m, shifted out turning in & driven, tepid run home.
13 4 HARBOUR DELIGHT (P427) C Y Lui B/XB/TT Moderate start, mustered & led 1400m, soon surged 7L clear, reeled in 600m, headed 490m, soon beaten & weakened out.
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