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Race 5 (494)

BMW CENTENARY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 ROUGE ET BLANC (S353) C Schofield B/TT Began well, ridden to hold rail inside leading pack before easing 3L back first turn. Began forward move 3-wide from 750m, hit front 300m, pulled clear final 50m.
2 4 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) T Berry V-/B2 Jumped well, not pushed, dropping two-back along fence first turn, not much room top of straight, got clear 280m, finished off strongly.
3 8 ROCK THE TREE (P272) B Prebble B Began fairly, taken in to one-off position in midfield and switched off. Lost position back stretch, rolled forward from 700m, wide into straight, finished strongly final 200m.
4 6 MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) G Lerena SR Jumped with field, holding midfield position to back stretch. Got shuffled back approaching final turn, taken wide entering straight and finished strongly.
5 14 SUPER SILKS (S365) D Whyte P/TT Hard ridden 3-wide to lead passing 1400m, crossing to fence 1300m and slowing pace. Under pressure 400m, joined up front 300m, gave ground gradually.
6 2 UNIQUE HAPPIEST (S245) Z Purton E Pressed forward 4-wide from outside draw before settling 1L behind leader. Looked chance when joining leaders 300m but only one-paced final stages.
7 1 TOWERING STORM (M401) N Callan B Bumped start, shifted across behind runners to rail and pressed forward 4-back 1300m when checked. Kept on steadily in straight.
8 3 HOLMES LEGEND (N375) S De Sousa H Ridden to find cover but held 3-wide behind midfield and left without cover back stretch. Held wide throughout and one-paced in straight.
9 7 CASH COURIER (S417) K Teetan B Pressed forward from jump, settling one-back, one-off. Kept tabs on leaders, swung wide into straight, found little under pressure final stages.
10 10 WIN ALONG (P003) H W Lai B/TT Jumped OK, outpaced, dropping to rear. Switched out approaching final turn but made little headway under hard riding.
11 13 KERKENI (T053) K K Chiong B/H/TT Hard ridden to hold rail, settling in box seat first turn. Took inside run in straight, kept on well to 100m before tiring. Substantial amount of mucus in trachea. Lame left hind leg.
12 5 MAC ROW (N252) T H So H/XB Began OK, outpaced, dropping to last pair first turn. Clear last passing 800m, swung wide into straight, found nothing under hard riding.
13 12 WINASWEWISH (T385) J Moreira TT Ridden along to find cover, dropping to rear in one-off position. Taken to rail back stretch, wide into straight, found nothing and eased final stages. Unacceptable performance.
PU 11 LEVEL PLAYER (N323) M L Yeung CP/TT Began well and gradually taken to fence 3-back from leader first turn. Broke down left fetlock 1300m and eased 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