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Race 5 (319)

CHOI YUEN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) E C W Wong B Away well, raced better than midfield on the stands' side, hard ridden 250M, took the lead approaching 50M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 1 FLYING HIGH (E204) M Chadwick TT Out in line, raced in midfield on the stands' rail, commenced move 200M, not enough room 150M to 50M, finished off well to take 2nd. (See Racing Incidents.)
3 10 CHEVAL VALIANT (E336) Y L Chung SR-/B2/TT Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3 lengths at 400M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two final 50M.
4 2 O'LINER (H264) H Bowman P/TT Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the stands' side, hard ridden 300M, made some progress thereafter to make frame without threatening.
5 7 NICCONI COUNTY (G208) K Teetan XB1/TT Taken back to race at tail, 7 lengths or so back at 400M, switched to the middle of the track after passing 350M and made good progress thereafter.
6 11 KYRUS DRAGON (H396) A Badel H/XB Made contact with the left side of its barrier and lost ground on jumping, raced at rear on the stands' rail, 7 lengths back at 400M, finished off well without threatening.
7 6 NORTHERN BEACHES (H266) L Hewitson -- Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the stands' rail, made some progress after passing 400M, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line.
8 5 RUN RUN COOL (E322) H Bentley PC Jumped only fairly, raced towards rear, 2 away from the stands' rail, hard ridden 300M, finished off evenly.
9 9 CALIFORNIA TOUCH (J051) C Y Ho H/TT Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield, nearer to the middle track, hard ridden 350M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 4 SPARKLING KNIGHT (C201) A Hamelin -- Began smartly, raced in 2nd, 2 away from the stands' rail, unable to maintain position after passing 500M, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
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