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Race 7 (571)

THE COMMUNITY TEAM SPORTS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 ROUGE ET BLANC (S353) Z Purton B/TT Began well, racing with leaders but wide before eased back to midfield with cover 1500m. Pressed forward from 400m, joint-leader 100m, just made it after nose-to-nose finish.
2 3 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) J Moreira B Began fairly, pressed forward to hold one-off position three-back from leader. Improved position 1200m, swung wide into straight, hit front 300m, battled gamely only to be nosed out.
3 4 HO HO FEEL (T029) D Whyte H/XB Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners, settling four-back, one-off. Improved position around turn, taken to centre track in straight and finished off nicely.
4 14 SUPER SILKS (S365) M Chadwick P/TT Ridden forward to settle behind leader in one-off position. Got cover passing 1100m, rolled forward entering straight, hit front 350m, battled gamely until flattened 50m.
5 12 FORTUNE GIGGLES (S346) K C Leung B Got off OK, not pushed, settling in midfield in one-off position. Hampered 1400m, taken to rail four-back from leader. Kept on fairly in straight under hard riding.
6 8 CASH COURIER (S417) O Doleuze B Began fairly, made up ground along rail, steadied 1400m, settling 3-back before turn. Switched out entering straight and boxed on fairly.
7 2 IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) N Callan B/H/TT Hard ridden to lead on settling. Passed by another passing 1200m but retook lead 800m. Kept on early in straight while laying away from rail before tiring final 200m.
8 1 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) G Lerena B-/CP1 Shifted in behind runners shortly after start, settling at rear in one-off position. Made up some ground around turn, wide in straight, boxed on one-paced.
9 10 ROCK THE TREE (P272) B Prebble B Bumped shortly after start, ridden while edging closer to rail at rear. Switched out entering straight but only one-paced.
10 6 FIGHTING BOY (P376) M L Yeung -- Flat-footed at start, losing ground, and last on settling. Raced fiercely after being steadied 1300m, made up some ground around turn, one-paced in straight.
11 13 WIN ALONG (P003) H W Lai B/TT Restrained on jumping and shifted across behind runners but kept 3-wide at rear. In last pair around turn, found little in straight.
12 11 CHANCELLOR (M347) K C Ng B/TT Ridden to hold forward position but held 4-wide on settling. Allowed to roll forward to race outside leader, led narrowly 1200m to 800m. Spent force on straightening and faded.
13 7 FLYING MACHINE (T413) N Rawiller SR/TT Shifted in shortly after start but unable to find cover behind midfield. Left without cover from 1200m and never likely thereafter.
14 9 LUCKY FRIENDS (V155) C K Tong -- Ridden along to hold box seat, bumped and unbalanced 1600m, travelled keenly, checked 1400m, lost position turn and finished tailed off. Unacceptable 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