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Race 7 (496)

VENGEANCE OF RAIN HANDICAP   Rating:110-90   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LUCKY BUBBLES (T211) B Prebble -- Pressed forward from outside draw, settling one-back, one-off. Bumped turn, started forward move 400m, hit front 200m, pulled clear.
2 11 KEY WITNESS (S212) D Whyte B/TT Jumped OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Switched wide entering straight and finished strongly to nail 2nd place on the line.
3 7 STRATHMORE (S206) J Moreira B/TT Crowded and lost ground start, then ridden to hold one-off position in midfield. Had to shift several times in straight to get clear passage, finished off well.
4 9 COUNTRY MELODY (T011) K Teetan H Began awkwardly, raced fiercely early stages before clipping heels and blundering 800m dropping to rear. Taken wide in straight and ran on well though hampered 200m.
5 1 RAD (P248) H Bowman -- Inconvenienced at start, pressed on in one-off position close to pace though difficult to settle. Ran on steadily in straight though hampered passing 200m.
6 12 GO BABY GO (N033) K K Chiong B Hard ridden from widest draw, surging forward to lead 900m, pulling 4L clear at turn. Collared passing 200m, kept on gamely to 100m, then swamped.
7 2 SECRET SHAM (P174) N Callan H/XB First out from gates, leading to 900m before taking sit on tearaway leader. Urged forward top of straight to look a chance 200m before running out of steam.
8 3 FREDERICK ENGELS (N187) B Shinn CP/TT Began well, quickly taken to rail to hold box seat. Shifted out 500m and bumped, kept on fairly in straight before tiring final stages.
9 4 GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) G Lerena TT Outpaced, dropping to last pair but holding rail. Stayed on fence around turn but only one-paced in straight.
10 8 TOUR DE FORCE (N297) M L Yeung B Outpaced, dropping to last and trailing field to 200m before running past beaten horses.
11 10 DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) C Y Ho -- Began OK, ridden along holding rail three-back from leader. Had clear running in straight but only one-paced.
12 5 I'M IN CHARGE (S164) M Chadwick -- Jumped with field, ridden to hold one-off position two-back from leader. Kept on fairly to 300m, checked 200m when tiring. Lost right hind plate near 900m.
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