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Race 5 (348)

KOWLOON PARK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BOND ELEGANCE (A007) C Y Ho B Slow to muster, roused along to push towards lead, settled 2nd 1 off, joint lead 450m, ridden 380m, narrow advantage 250m, stayed on grimly to win.
2 6 GRADE ONE (A010) A Badel B1 Slightly slow start, up towards lead quickly, settled 3rd 3 deep, up to 2nd 720m, joint lead 600m, under pressure 400m, responded, fought on but couldn't quite pass.
3 9 DRAGON WARRIOR (V202) J Moreira B1 OK break but pushed early, settled fore of midfield 1 off, roused along 650m, gradually picked up, best work late to just miss.
4 3 GENEROUS BOBO (S096) N Callan B/TT Jumped well, up near lead early, initially eased out of speed battle 4 deep no cover, allowed to stride forward 650m, made line of 4 for lead 450m, fought on gamely to wire .
5 4 KIROV (S277) B Prebble TT First to jump, settled just behind speed on rail, asked for effort 370m, little room 300m, crowded 100m, not properly tested.
6 2 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) H T Mo V/TT Fast jump, back to last from outside gate, outpaced early, distant last to 600m, railed through, niggled along until hard ridden 350m, ate up ground late.
7 11 PEACE COMBINATION (T091) K Teetan -- Broke on terms, showed superior natural speed to lead quickly, slow pace, joined 650m, under pressure 450m, response short-lived, weakened 250m.
8 10 HELEN'S CHOICE (P185) S De Sousa -- Began OK, roused along to press leaders, soon outsped, settled midfield 3 deep with cover, under heavy drive 450m, one-paced.
9 1 STAR SUPERIOR (V255) O Doleuze P1/TT Fair start, down to rail, ridden aggressively to improve, settled beyond midfield on inside, overracing 800m, ridden along 450m, never likely.
10 7 CURLING LUXURY (A083) T H So -- Jumped well, eased, settled beyond midfield 4 deep limited cover, ridden 400m, faded tamely.
11 8 FORTUNE BROTHERS (V389) M L Yeung TT Down on nose at start, outsped, eased to settle near rear 1 off, checked slightly 650m, ridden along soon after, never in it.
12 12 CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) D Whyte CP-/B1 Away on terms, outpaced early, settled near rear 3 deep, severely checked 650m, eased right down.
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