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Race 10 (282)

SPRUCE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 THE RED HARE (K312) H Doyle E-/P/H1/TT Began well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off very strongly to score by a narrow margin.
2 8 CALIFORNIA WAVES (K477) B Avdulla CP-/XB/B1/TT Made contact shortly after start, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 500M, no clear run early in straight, cleared 250M, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 7 DO YOUR PART (J444) H Bowman XB/TT Moderately away from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, easy run to turn, unable to obtain clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, kept on well to take a place, not quite able to challenge.
4 4 RIDING TOGETHER (K081) L Hewitson TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, showed good response early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
5 1 SKY JOY (K026) C L Chau -- Began well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, there to turn, took the lead near 250M, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually final 50M. (Lame right front leg next day morning.)
6 9 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) K Teetan B Jumped well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover slightly behind midfield, 2 wide on turn, angled out 500M, made some progress in straight.
7 5 SILO (J399) J McDonald TT Taken back to race at rear, 8 lengths back in the middle stages, moved closer turning in, made some progress early in straight, no clear run inside final furlong.
8 11 STELLAR SWIFT (J139) H Bentley CP-/TT Slightly slow out and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made some headway in straight.
9 13 MONARCH COUNTY (J421) M Chadwick B2/TT Began only fairly, taken back to race at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer after passing 1050M, angled out 500M, 4 lengths or so back turning in, no clear run early in straight, made minor progress thereafter.
10 6 KEMPES (J265) A Atzeni XB Began awkwardly and made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide at rear, found rail 900M, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter.
11 12 WOLF COMING (K353) K C Leung B/XB/TT Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled keenly in the early stages, led by 1/2L turning in, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 3 CHEAHA (K567) Y L Chung TT Began well, raced 2 wide towards rear, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, made no progress final furlong.
13 2 MASTER OF ALL (H177) C Y Ho B/TT Blundered on jumping and made contact, trapped wide in midfield early, sent forward after passing 1100M, raced prominently in the middle stages but still 3 wide, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect.
14 10 COLOURFUL GAN (L054) M Guyon CP Began only fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, steadied near 200M, eased thereafter.
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