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Race 7 (619)

SOUTH BAY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) K C Leung CP/TT Average to begin, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, 2 wide from near 700M, same margin back turning in, no clear running early in straight, finished off strongly to score when clear thereafter.
2 8 GONNA RUN (T094) Z Purton TT Taken back from gate 13, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, finished off well in straight to take 2nd.
3 6 HANG'S DECISION (T262) B Prebble CP/H Began well, positioned on rail in midfield early, 3 to 4 lengths back, kept same margin back when others improved in the middle stages, saved ground on turn, made very good progress in straight to take a place, just missed 2nd.
4 10 WHAMPOA STAR (B146) H N Wong TT Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 wide and without cover from near 800M, asked to improve from 500M, kept on well in straight despite being bumped near 200M.
5 4 BIZ POWER (B052) D Whyte B-/CP1 Steadied on jumping, positioned 3 wide with cover in midfield early, slightly improved from 1000M, no cover from near 800M, kept on well after turning in, peaked near 200M, stayed on evenly to the line, just missed frame late.
6 13 QUICK RETURN (A286) J Moreira B Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 4 lengths or so back on rail, got its head up when awkwardly placed near 1000M, 2 wide at rear on turn, made some headway in straight.
7 14 LET US WIN (V381) K Teetan B Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide with cover on turn, raced tight early in straight, kept on steadily until crowded near 200M, ran on to the line fairly. (Lame left front leg next day morning.)
8 12 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) C Schofield B-/V1/TT Jumped well, positioned 2 wide, better than midfield, there to turn, kept on well until crowded near 200M, ran on only fairly thereafter.
9 5 RED MARVEL (T417) C Y Ho H/P/TT Average to begin, raced 3 wide with no cover in 3rd, sat just outside the leader from 900M, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked near 200M, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 3 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) T Berry B/TT Out in line, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 1100M, travelled well on turn, headed near 250M and weakened rapidly thereafter.
11 1 JADE FORTUNE (V020) N Callan B/H Taken back from the widest draw, raced wide with cover at tail, crowded near 1200M, still 5 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight and eased.
12 7 TURIN PEARL (P267) M Chadwick -- Slowly away, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 to 5 lengths back, 3 wide turning, failed to close off in straight and eased.
13 11 MARQULA (V423) O Doleuze B/TT- Taken back from a wide draw, raced very wide with no cover at rear early, got cover near 800M but still wide, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight.
14 9 MICKEY RICH (B151) M L Yeung B-/V1 Began well, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 1100M, positioned 1 to 2 lengths back on rail thereafter, emptied early in straight and eased.
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