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Race 2 (426)

SHUNG LING HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 MACANESE MASTER (J532) Y L Chung V Ridden along from stalls to lead, quickened early in home straight and kicked two lengths away 100m out, cosy winner.
2 9 TAIHANG SCENERY (J314) E C W Wong TT2 Settled in mid-field, keen middle stages, unable to secure clear run until 150m out, ran on strongly to close on winner late.
3 12 MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) M Chadwick B/TT Rail position in mid-field, travelled smoothly and angled off rail top of home straight, stayed on well but crossed by runner-up close home.
4 2 NEBRASKAN (J304) Z Purton B/TT Fast break, chased leader against rail, driven 400m out, one paced under pressure.
5 4 SPICY SPANGLE (J087) K C Leung H/TT Chased leader out wide, short-lived challenge top of home straight, flattened out final 100m.
6 1 ISLAND BREEZES (J479) L Ferraris B/TT Waited with towards rear, pushed along widest into home straight, made up some late ground but never dangerous.
7 5 EXCEED THE WISH (J480) L Hewitson -- Raced in touch with leaders, headway halfway out, switched wide for clear run top of home straight, unable to quicken.
8 3 THOUSAND CUPS (J482) M Guyon TT Prominent, outpaced and dropped to rear halfway, clear run 200m out, lacked pace to challenge.
9 8 ORIENTAL SURPRISE (K028) B Avdulla B/TT Dropped out from widest draw, ridden against rail 400m out, unable to improve position.
10 10 SPORTIC WARRIOR (J385) H T Mo CP1 Sluggish start, raced in rear, checked 400m out, still in last place top of home straight, no impression.
11 6 RACINGRACE (J102) J Orman XB Prominent, dropped to three wide in mid-field halfway, pushed along wide into home straight, no impression.
12 7 BRILLIANT FIRE (J441) A Atzeni B/XB/TT Tracked pace out wide without cover, struggled to hold position on bend, gave ground final 200m.
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