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Race 10 (074)

BEIJING HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 BLIZZARD (S398) K Teetan -- Fairly away, but pushed forward early to sit in a handy position, 3 wide with no cover. Full of running in the straight, and ran on strongly when let down from the 200m to win easily.
2 4 GO BABY GO (N033) K K Chiong B- Jumped well, and was pushed forward early to lead. Travelled well in front when setting his own pace, but running tired late overtaken by a fast finishing winner.
3 2 EROICO (T009) J Moreira B Began well from the inside barrier before being eased forward to sit forward of midfield, on the fence. Had to wait until the 250m to get a clear run, and ran on steadily without threatening to win.
4 3 DYNAMISM (T188) D Whyte H/SR Dropped back early to sit towards the rear of the field, 1 off the fence. Came widest when last at the top of the straight. Big run down the outside to finish with the fastest final 400m time.
5 12 MY LITTLE FRIEND (S010) M L Yeung B-/TT Eased back from the jump to sit at the rear of the field, on the fence. Came wider when 7L off the pace, turning for home. Ridden for luck, and produced a strong effort in the straight to pick up the majority of the field.
6 10 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) N Callan B/TT Fairly away, and allowed to drift forward to sit worse than midfield, 1 off the fence. Came wide on the turn, and battled on fairly in the straight, passing a few of the slower ones.
7 14 CALIFORNIA BOUNTY (P222) K C Ng TT Scrubbed up early to be place just behind the leader, on the fence with cover. Prominently placed at the 250m, but faded from that point and dropped back.
8 7 SMART MAN (P103) G Mosse H-/XB/TT Eased across from the wide draw to be placed midfield, 3-4 wide. Wider on the turn, but never responded to pressure, and went to the line 1 paced.
9 6 LOVELY DELOVELY (S022) T H So V-/H/B2 Pushed hard early to grab a position one behind the leader, one off the fence. Used up early and was beginning to fade on the turn. Only plugged away late.
10 9 SAN NICASIO (T398) C Schofield H1 OK into stride, settling midfield 1 off the fence. Only battled to the line fairly from the turn in his Hong Kong debut.
11 8 WHY WHY (P372) Z Purton B Began OK and taken forward to a handy trailing position, 1 off the fence. Under pressure before the turn but never responded and faded out in the straight, easing late. Unacceptable performance.
12 1 HIGH FIVE (T200) R Fourie B Dropped back from the wide draw to be 10L last early. Was detached from the rest of the field on the turn, and had a lot of ground to make up. Battled on fairly late, but was left with too much to do.
13 5 LOOKS LIKE THE CAT (T238) B Prebble TT1 OK away and found a position midfield, 1 off the fence before being taken back when hampered at the 900m. Over raced throughout the race, and only battled on in the straight and well beaten.
14 13 SKYROCKETS (T096) K C Leung TT1 Began OK, and eased forward to sit midfield on the fence. Came wider on the turn, before moving back to the rails at the 300m. Was a beaten horse by the 200m, and faded back from there.
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