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Race 7 (017)

TSIM SHA TSUI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ROBOT LUCKY STAR (K485) Z Purton -- Always thereabouts settling one-out-one-back in 3rd or 4th in back straight, commenced move 3-wide home bend hitting the front under pressure inside the 300m, hung on well to the line.
2 2 FORERUNNER (G465) K C Leung CP/TT Soon taken back for inside run, gained closer to 10th passing the 900M, commenced move entering home straight obtaining a run inside the 300M, ran on well under pressure to be nearest at finish.
3 12 FORZA LEADER (L034) K Teetan TT Settled in midfield mainly 3-wide with cover, commenced move on top of home bend swinging widest into straight, ran on under pressure inside final 200M to be nearest at finish.
4 4 LEADING DRAGON (L083) H Y Yuen TT Soon took up running with rails run holding narrow advantage to 300M, fought on under pressure until swamped for a placing final stages.
5 6 THE PERFECT MATCH (J253) C L Chau TT Midfield early stages gradually dropping to 11th 850M out, did not find much room on the inside early after straightening but produced good late impression inside final 100M.
6 8 KING OBERON (H407) J Orman B 3L back in 6th on rails most of the way, shifted out for a run upon straightening reaching 2L 3rd briefly 150M out, weakened noticeably inside final 100M.
7 10 RYUI KOKOROE (L120) H Bentley SB Crowded at start, soon recovered to 9th just worse than midfield, switched wide into home straight, made modest progress past well-beaten ones inside final 150M.
8 9 WARRIORS DREAM (K255) E C W Wong CP-/XB-/TT Settled just off the pace on rail, steadied and lost position when crossed by race leader 1000M out, renewed effort in back straight but hampered again when 3rd 550M out, faded steadily from 4th into straight.
9 7 GOOD LUCK HAPPY (K301) Y L Chung TT Pressed forward around first bend to join leaders 3-wide, obtained 2-wide position 800M out, faded steadily out of contention after straightening.
10 3 COPARTNER FLEET (K342) C Y Ho V/XB Taken back to last from the widest barrier trailing the field to home straight, ran on past well-beaten ones inside final 100M.
11 11 BITS SUPERSTAR (J362) P N Wong TT1 Settled just worse than midfield in 8th mainly about 5L off the pace, gained closer to 3L 7th into straight but did not find much room most of the way, made no further impression.
12 5 PRESTIGE WIN (L248) A Atzeni V1/TT2 Ridden early, 4-wide without cover just over 2L back in 5th 1000M out before taken 3L back but remained without cover midway down back straight, dropped tamely out of contention inside final 250M.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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