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Race 5 (488)

CLARKE QUAY HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 REMARKABLE (A222) M Chadwick P Settled just worse than midfield racing 3-wide down the back straight, circled the field round the home bend and the widest runner turning in, quickened well to hit the front passing the 200 metres, held on well to the line.
2 2 QUICK RETURN (A286) Z Purton B Settled at the back, switched wide in last few down back straight, commenced move coming onto home bend, quickened well under pressure after straightening near the centre of the track, just failed to get up on line.
3 1 HAY RUN (V337) N Rawiller H/TT Held up in midfield on the rail, carried backward behind runners approaching the home bend, shaken up on straightening, finished off the race well.
4 10 ELUSIVE STATE (A036) O Doleuze PC/TT Steadied first bend, travelled wide without cover in midfield down back straight, renewed effort after on home turn, quickened under pressure to hold some chance early in straight, unable to sustain effort closing stages.
5 7 ENREACHING (V291) D Whyte -- Raced very wide around the first bend, reached 3rd while 3-wide early in back straight improving to 2nd 800M out and disputing the lead into straight, hit the front briefly over 200M out but unable to sustain effort late.
6 13 DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) W M Lai TT Settled at the back after beginning from the widest gate, remained well behind to straight, saved ground turning in, ran on under pressure to be nearest at finish.
7 4 GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) H N Wong B/XB Given reminders after beginning from a wide gate, circled the field round the first bend and sustained headway to hit the front 1000 metres out, led on the rail until finding no extra inside the final 300 metres.
8 8 TOP ACE (T199) C Schofield TT Began well, settled just off the pace for cover on the rail, left flat-footed coming onto home bend, kept on steadily without quickening.
9 6 CHATER THUNDER (A325) K Teetan B/TT Ridden prominently, settled just over 2L off the pace down far side, inconvenienced on straightening, kept on at the one pace without quickening. (Lame next day)
10 3 EXPERTO CREDE (A110) N Callan XB Began well from a wide draw, ridden forward to dispute lead turning into back straight, remained prominent to home straight, faded under pressure. (Lame next day)
11 5 DIAMOND MYSTERIOUS (S426) H T Mo B/XB/TT Sluggish at start, soon ridden to rear of midfield, inconvenienced behind runners and shuffled back to last few early in back straight, one-paced in the run home. (Bled)
12 11 LUCKY WIN WIN (B035) A Sanna -- Settled well behind racing wide down the back straight, never seen with a chance.
13 12 ACTUARIAT (V215) K C Ng V/TT Vied for lead, hit the front briefly turning into back straight, ceded advantage half-way down back straight, dropped out tamely in the run home.
14 14 SUPREME STORM (A205) M L Yeung P-/H/TT- Prominent early, steadied to midfield early in back straight, came under pressure to hold position rounding home bend, folded up quickly.
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