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Race 1 (001)

TIM MEI HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 MAGICAL BEAM (N208) N Rawiller B1 Soon dropped to the last few from the widest draw, made significant progress down the centre of the straight to just get up on line, driven out.
2 4 HELEN'S CHOICE (P185) M L Yeung -- Settled just worse than midfield, shifted out for a clear run upon straightening, quickened well to hit the front 150 metres out only to be collared close to home.
3 9 DANEWIN TIGER (L282) D Whyte -- Settled 2-wide in midfield, ran on under pressure to hold every chance over 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort closing stages.
4 13 KING ON EARTH (L251) R Fourie B/SR Behind midfield far side, took slightly closer order when wide rounding home bend, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure.
5 12 BORNFREE (P285) W M Lai B Crowded early, remained in rear to straight, shifted wide for the turn, finished off race nicely.
6 11 GRASSLAND DRAGON (S201) C Schofield BO/E Ridden along from a poor draw racing mainly 3-wide one off the pace, remained similar turning for home but unable to sustain effort inside final 300 metres
7 7 HAPPY GOAL (N213) G Mosse V Failed to muster early stages travelling towards the rear on rails, fought on steadily behind horses in the run home.
8 14 ORIENTAL FANTASIA (P269) Y T Cheng H/SR/TT Moderate start, worked his way down back straight to lead or dispute lead rounding home bend, kept on before faded under pressure inside final 200 metres.
9 1 BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) C Y Ho H/V/TT Jumped fairly from the one draw settling in midfield, baulked for a run most of straight.
10 8 TO-KALON (S092) M Chadwick H/B1/TT Slowly away, caught up with the backend of the field on rails approaching home bend, ran home one-paced.
11 5 GOLDEN CHOICE (S157) K Teetan E-/PC-/SR1 Broke well, settled just off the pace on rails, baulked behind runners after straightening, made no show at the finish.
12 10 FOREVER FUN (S130) C K Tong B/TT Broke well from a moderate draw, crossed to rails in front coming out of back straight, dropped out of contention inside final 250 metres.
13 2 ELEGANT FRAMES (N240) J Moreira B Broke well to share the pace early, soon shifted back to one-out-one-back position, faded out of contention upon straightening. (Questioned for disappointing performance)
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