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Race 7 (714)

DERBY RESTAURANT & BAR HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 THEWIZARDOFOZ (T251) J Moreira B Pressed forward from outside draw before settling half a length behind and outside leader before turn. Shaken up top of straight, hit the front 300m and pulled clear.
2 8 HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) K Teetan B1 Pushed forward after good start to hold the rail inside leading pack before slotting into box seat. Came off rail turning for home and kept on solidly to hold second.
3 10 EXCEL ONESELF (P287) H N Wong H Hard ridden from wide draw to lead on settling, cutting in to rail passing 900m. Overtaken passing 300m but battled on gamely to the line.
4 11 SENSATION (S225) M L Yeung H/V Ridden along early to hold forward position but kept three-wide without cover from 800m. Wide into straight but boxed on gamely without looking dangerous.
5 7 MR GINGER (N307) C K Tong V/TT Began fairly, ridden to make up ground travelling three-wide without cover 5L from leader. Covered extra ground around turn but kept on fairly in straight.
6 5 LUCKY DAY (S014) N Callan B/TT Began OK, racing a little wide before settling one-back, one-off. Put under pressure from 500m but only one-paced in straight. Jockey reported may not have handled the wet track conditions.
7 9 SHARP HUNTER (P097) D Whyte -- Outpaced early, dropping to rear but kept away from fence. Taken wide around turn, made up some ground before turning one-paced in straight.
8 12 FAST MARVEL (T191) C Y Ho XB/TT Made use of inside draw to hold rail position three back from leader. Made progress around turn but found little when popped the question final 400m.
9 2 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) G Mosse B1 Jumped OK but steadied shortly after, settling 5L from leader in one-off position. Kept on fairly early in straight before tiring.
10 3 COUR VALANT (P190) Z Purton H1 Jumped with field but raced ungenerously early stages and clear last at 800m. Made some progress around turn and early in straight before tiring.
11 6 SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) H W Lai -- Began fairly, ridden along between horses but wide. Got shuffled back around home turn and found nothing when asked in straight.
12 4 OVETT (P351) N Rawiller SR/TT Began well, ridden along to hold forward position settling 3L behind leader. Lost position around turn and weakened further in 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