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Race 7 (731)

LAPIS LAZULI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 SKY KING (V217) O Doleuze TT Bounced well, taken to fence, holding box seat behind leader to straight. Angled out for a run 300m, finished strongly to win on the line.
2 2 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) B Prebble H Began well, pressed ahead, racing in midfield in one-off position to turn. Turned wide, taken to centre track in straight and finished strongly to just miss.
3 8 AEROSPEED (T351) Z Purton -- Jumped with field, riding along before settling 2-back, one-off. Took turn a little wide, ran on strongly in straight between horses to miss narrowly.
4 13 BEAUTY KINGDOM (T189) C Y Ho B/TT Began well, pressed ahead holding fence inside leading trio to 1000m when eased a half-length inside leader to 300m. Looked winner passing 100m before swamped final stages.
5 7 KA YING KID (P189) C Schofield H/XB Steadied shortly after start and taken in for cover, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Switched out entering straight and finished off nicely down centre track.
6 1 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) K K Chiong -- Hard ridden, sharing early pace with two others before edging ahead passing 1000m but wide. Kept one-off around turn, kicked ahead on straightening, battled strongly to 50m when swamped.
7 9 GOLDEN SUN (V187) M Chadwick B1/TT Slow into stride, taken to fence and ridden to make up ground, settling 3-back from leader. Made progress around turn, took inside run in straight and ran on steadily.
8 3 VICTORY DAY (V079) M L Yeung B Began well, shifted in to find cover, finding fence 4-back from leader passing 1200m. Came off fence turning for home and ran on steadily.
9 6 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) D Whyte -- Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind horses, settling towards rear in one-off position. Taken wide in straight and boxed on one-paced.
10 12 HARD BALL GET (P373) K C Leung B Began well, hard ridden to share early pace, then raced keenly to 1000m when eased to take sit on leading pair in one-off position. Kept on well to 250m when steadied and faded.
11 14 LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) T H So B Restrained on jumping, shifted across behind runners and last on settling, then ridden vigorously to keep contact with field Under whip from 1200m, ran past beaten horses final stages.
12 10 RAGING BULL (S370) J Moreira H/P Fractious in gate, lifted leg at start and slow into stride, dropping to rear in one-off position. Well back entering straight and never threatened.
13 4 MODERN TSAR (S167) N Rawiller V Began awkwardly, losing ground, dropping to rear. Taken to fence, made up some ground to turn but spent force in straight and faded.
14 5 COLOSSUS (T170) N Callan B/H/TT Steadied soon after start and shifted across from wide draw, settling behind midfield but wide without cover. Lost position around turn and tired quickly in straight.
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