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Race 10 (064)

YUEN LONG HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 CITRON SPIRIT (T286) C Schofield H/XB Crowded on jumping, off heels and dropped back, before recovering quickly to push to midfield. Went searching in the straight and found room from 200m. Good turn of foot, grabbed leader at 50m and was comfortable late.
2 4 SOLAR HEI HEI (T242) H T Mo -- Pushed forward early to lead, and set a slow tempo. Stayed on strongly in the straight. Faded late, and just held onto 2nd.
3 8 JOLLY JOLLY (T087) Z Purton V Dropped back from the wide draw to sit worse than midfield. Had a clear run in the straight. Ran well in the last 150m, and was the only one gaining on the winner late.
4 11 HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) H N Wong B/H/TT Pushed out from the wide draw to sit around midfield. Prominent in the straight and ran well to the line. Jockey lost left rein at 50m, and horse peaked late.
5 1 CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) N Callan H/TT Taken up to be handily placed 4th/5th. Ran strongly in the early part of the straight, before running out of steam in the final 200m.
6 3 MIDNIGHT RATTLER (T371) T Berry -- Pressed forward early to settle 2nd. 1 paced in the straight, and couldn't hold off the late chargers in the last 150m.
6 5 ENCOUNTER (A132) S Clipperton -- Eased back early to be worse than midfield. No options early in the straight, but had clear running from 300m. Stayed on solidly in the straight, without threatening.
8 2 HANG'S DECISION (T262) K C Leung CP/H OK away and settled forward of midfield. Steadied off heels at 200m, but wasn't progressing and 1 paced to the line late.
9 9 KEEN VENTURE (A024) M L Yeung -- Dropped back from the wide draw to sit last, 2L off the nearest runner. Widest on the turn and stayed on 1 paced to the line.
10 10 BABA MAMA (V214) J Moreira H/TT Settled around midfield early. Keen and checked off heels 900m. Only fair in the straight under hands and heels.
11 14 RICKFIELD (V046) C Y Ho XB Slowly away and dropped back to the rear of the field. Awkward on heels 800m. Held up from 350m until steadied off heels at 200m for clear run. Only ran fairly when clear.
12 7 MEGA RED (V078) K Teetan B Crowded on jumping and dropped back to the rear of the field. Plugged away in the straight and made little impression.
13 13 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) M Chadwick B Pressed forward to sit 2nd/3rd, 3 wide with no cover. Dropped out rapidly from the 250m.
14 6 MONGOLIAN KING (A098) U Rispoli B Eased forward early to sit around midfield. Over raced and checked off heels from 1000m to 700m. Gave ground quickly in the straight. Jockey questioned. Vet reported cardiac arrhythmia.
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